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Guy Teach, MD

Legal Medicine in Memphis, Tennessee.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,045 in Legal Medicine, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 369 beneficiaries · Legal Medicine avg: 3K
MIPS score
12.6/100
▼ 71 pts below national avg 83.5 · Penalty band
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What the federal data shows

Guy Teach, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 12.6/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,225 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

12.6/100
MIPS score · -71 vs avg
1K
Part D claims, 2024
≥2nd
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Guy Teach, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1073594909), first enumerated 11/08/2005.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 1,225 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 12.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Not in federal data

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    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1073594909 · Legal Medicine

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · NEAR-MIPS

  • NPI-10 1073594909
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2005
  • TAX-NARROW 1,045
  • MIPS-LOW 12.6/100
  • RX-MID 1,225
  • BOOK-THIN 21 in Tennessee
  • NEAR-MIPS James Anastasi, M.D. · 6.2

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Guy Teach, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

13 ≥ 2nd percentile 2% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). This entry sits in this band. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Above this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Above this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Guy Teach, MD sits

This provider among legal medicine peers

Across the 77 legal medicine providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Guy Teach, MD writes more Part D claims than 43% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 9% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Guy Teach, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 9
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one legal medicine peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Guy Teach, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Guy Teach, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 11/08/2005

NPI 1073594909

Primary specialty

Legal Medicine

Niche

1,045 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,225 57% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,818

MIPS final score

12.6/100 70.9 pts vs avg

Penalty band band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Tennessee

How Legal Medicine compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers

Tennessee providers
Family Nurse Practitioner6.4%Pharmacist5.8%Student in an Organized Heal…4.7%Behavior Technician4.5%Physical Therapist4.2%Registered Nurse3.9%Legal Medicine0%
Largest specialties in Tennessee (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Guy Teach, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Legal Medicine national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
12.6/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%12.6%
MIPS final score (Legal Medicine) - 12.6/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

6019 WALNUT GROVE RD
Memphis, TN 38120
(901) 226-5000

Provider Details

NPI 1073594909
Specialty Legal Medicine
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 11/08/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

12.6246
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality
42.082
Cost

Reporting: Individual

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

1,225
Total Claims
$70K
Total Drug Cost
369
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,263.233
Total Day Supply
27,913
Generic Drug Cost
$11K
Opioid Claims
157 (12.8% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
90

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.21
Gender Split
45% female / 55% male
Age Distribution
<65: 57, 65-74: 188, 75-84: 104, 85+: 20

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Guy Teach, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Metoprolol Tartrate
 73
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
58
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
50
Atorvastatin Calcium
 49
Amiodarone Hcl
 45
Oxycodone Hcl
 45
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
37
Furosemide
 36
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
28
Carvedilol
 28

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Legal Medicine in TN → All providers in Tennessee → Compare specialties →

Legal Medicine Overview

How Guy Teach, MD fits within the Legal Medicine landscape nationally.

1,045
Legal Medicine Providers in US
50
States with Legal Medicine
2,818
Avg Claims per Provider

Guy Teach, MD's 1,225 claims are below the specialty average of 2,818.

Nationwide Legal Medicine peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Teach, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (12.6 here).

James Anastasi 6.4 CA Clifford Risk 19 MA Rafay Mehdi 19.2 MA Luat Duckett 5.7 MD

Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Nora Flores-Paras New Castle, PA Maria Stefurak Abington, PA Venkataiah Gutta Gaffney, SC Tracy Timony Rock Hill, SC

Nearby Legal Medicine Providers in Tennessee

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Teach.

One of 21 Legal Medicine providers enrolled in Tennessee, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Sonja Branam
DVM
Chattanooga, TN
Dr. Jonathan Brody
M.D.
Memphis, TN
David Burns
PSYCHIATRIST
Franklin, TN
Dr. Mark Calarco
DO, MBA
Franklin, TN
Dr. Sam Castellani
M.D.
Madison, TN

Compare Legal Medicine nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Guy Teach, MD's specialty? ▼
Guy Teach, MD specializes in Legal Medicine and practices in Memphis, Tennessee. Credentials: MD.
How much does Guy Teach, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Guy Teach, MD wrote 1,225 Medicare Part D claims totaling $70K in drug costs for 369 beneficiaries.
What is Guy Teach, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Guy Teach, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 12.6/100 (Quality: 0, Cost: 42.1). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Guy Teach, MD located? ▼
Guy Teach, MD is located at 6019 WALNUT GROVE RD, Memphis, TN, 38120. Phone: (901) 226-5000.
What is Guy Teach, MD's NPI number? ▼
Guy Teach, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073594909, issued on 11/08/2005.
Does Guy Teach, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Guy Teach, MD had 157 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 12.8%.
How many Legal Medicine providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,045 Legal Medicine providers across 50 states in the US. The average Legal Medicine provider writes 2,818 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Guy Teach, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Guy Teach, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Metoprolol Tartrate, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Clopidogrel. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Guy Teach, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Guy Teach, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,225 Part D claims and 369 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Guy Teach, MD's credentials? ▼
Guy Teach, MD's NPI is 1073594909 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.