Ferrell Varner, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Memphis, TN
Ferrell Varner, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1619321635, issued on Apr 15, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 60460, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ferrell Varner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 60460 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38163
- Phone
- (901) 448-2302
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 448-1477
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200805002225); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ferrell Varner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 60460Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
306 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lamotrigine23 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl22 claims
- Bupropion Xl21 claims
- Lorazepam20 claims
- Clonazepam19 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er16 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: $23.71
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UT Medical Group IncMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ferrell Varner among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee
Ferrell Varner, M.D. is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.
All 731 in Tennessee → Every provider in Memphis → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susannah Williams, M.D.Memphis, TN 381631497974786
- Martha Gordon, M.D.Germantown, TN 381391942254602
- Irfan Ali, MDGermantown, TN 381381235153719
- Valerie Augustus, MDGermantown, TN 381381033224506
- William Wolters, MDBartlett, TN 381381376650481
- Robert Hoehn, MDMemphis, TN 381371396751954
- Leslie Smith, MDMemphis, TN 381371124043161
- Cynthia Amos-Young, MDBartlett, TN 381351952507816
Common questions
What is Ferrell Varner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ferrell Varner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619321635, issued on Apr 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ferrell Varner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN, 38163. Phone: (901) 448-2302. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ferrell Varner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 60460, 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 Ferrell Varner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ferrell Varner, M.D. had 306 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.