Ernest Anderson Lunsford, DDS
Dentist · Shelbyville, TN
Ernest Anderson Lunsford, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and NPI 1811489149, issued on Jun 1, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 10740, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Anderson Lunsford
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 10740 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 710 N Brittain St Ste C, Shelbyville, TN 37160
- Phone
- (931) 685-9700
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 710 N Brittain St Ste C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tara Clements, D.D.S.Dentist1356780357
Verify Ernest Anderson Lunsford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 10740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin37 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $76.07
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Ernest Anderson Lunsford among 1,525 dentist records in Tennessee
Ernest Anderson Lunsford, DDS is one of 1,525 dentist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 72% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 dentist records list a practice address in Shelbyville
They are 6 of the 325 NPPES records with a practice address in Shelbyville, and 1,525 dentist records in Tennessee.
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- Cassey Young, DDSShelbyville, TN 371601811878317
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Common questions
What is Ernest Anderson Lunsford, DDS's NPI number?
Ernest Anderson Lunsford, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811489149, issued on Jun 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Anderson Lunsford, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 710 N Brittain St Ste C, Shelbyville, TN, 37160. Phone: (931) 685-9700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Anderson Lunsford, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 10740, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ernest Anderson Lunsford, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Anderson Lunsford, DDS had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.