Francis Xavier Tunney, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Mount Pleasant, SC
Francis Xavier Tunney, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and NPI 1134237183, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 17571, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francis Xavier Tunney
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 17571 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3074 N Highway 17, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
- Phone
- (843) 884-6424
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 175713 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080117000487); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Francis Xavier Tunney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17571Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
397 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Monohydrate28 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 claims
- Prednisone18 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): 70.1 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 one group practice
- Novant Health Urgent Cares LLCMount Pleasant, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francis Xavier Tunney among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Francis Xavier Tunney, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Mount Pleasant
They are 16 of the 1,227 NPPES records with a practice address in Mount Pleasant, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Bigelow, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294661821386145
- Cara Ferguson, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294661215950951
- Kristi Lentsch, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294661699836114
- John McDonald, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294661053376848
- Rex Morgan, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294661992771000
- Stephen Murk, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294661952319238
- Rica Santiago, M.DMt Pleasant, SC 294661457509200
- Richard Ulmer, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294661922185198
Common questions
What is Francis Xavier Tunney, MD's NPI number?
Francis Xavier Tunney, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134237183, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francis Xavier Tunney, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3074 N Highway 17, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29466. Phone: (843) 884-6424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francis Xavier Tunney, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 17571, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Francis Xavier Tunney, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francis Xavier Tunney, MD had 397 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Francis Xavier Tunney, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.1 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.