Eric R. Telfer, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lexington, TN
Eric R. Telfer, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Tennessee, and NPI 1730156423, issued on Mar 2, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 45221, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric R. Telfer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 45221 TN
45521 TN
R0896 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Church St, Lexington, TN 38351
- Phone
- (731) 968-3646
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2024
- Fax
- (731) 968-1870
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100506000027); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric R. Telfer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 45221Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
368 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen66 claims
- Cephalexin58 claims
- Azithromycin30 claims
- Naproxen26 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Ondansetron Odt22 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 48.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lexington Clinic CorpLexington, TN
- Lexington Hospital CorporationLexington, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric R. Telfer among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
Eric R. Telfer, M.D. is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 5 of the 197 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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- Roger Woods, MDLexington, TN 383511194809590
- Michael Ort, M.D.Medina, TN 383551043258213
- Charles Ford, MDHuntingdon, TN 383441063451672
- Yahya Subayti, MDHuntingdon, TN 383441245386945
- Michael Houchin, M.D.Parsons, TN 383631740269117
Common questions
What is Eric R. Telfer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric R. Telfer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730156423, issued on Mar 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric R. Telfer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Church St, Lexington, TN, 38351. Phone: (731) 968-3646. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric R. Telfer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 45221, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eric R. Telfer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric R. Telfer, M.D. had 368 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric R. Telfer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 48.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.