David L. Townsend, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Athens, GA
David L. Townsend, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1144232281, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 069265, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David L. Townsend
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 069265 GA
127213 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 Hawthorne Park, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 353-8700
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 5909562 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130801000601); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David L. Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 069265Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,166 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate127 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium112 claims
- Losartan Potassium95 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium89 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium76 claims
- Eliquis68 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncWinder, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David L. Townsend among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
David L. Townsend, M.D. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
139 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 139 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is David L. Townsend, M.D.'s NPI number?
David L. Townsend, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144232281, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David L. Townsend, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Hawthorne Park, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 353-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David L. Townsend, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 069265, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David L. Townsend, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David L. Townsend, M.D. had 2,166 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.