NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James William Garner, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Murfreesboro, TN

James William Garner, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and NPI 1831269406, issued on Nov 9, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 7973, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831269406
Name
James William Garner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
7973 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
503 D Highland Terrace, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone
(615) 890-5393
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 890-1576
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080429000854); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1972
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify James William Garner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,688 Medicare Part D claims for 678 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 102 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Garner8,688
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium438 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium437 claims
  3. Pravastatin Sodium414 claims
  4. Lisinopril270 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate252 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium246 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: $56.41

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Garner$56.41
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Centerwell Senior Primary Care TN PCMurfreesboro, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

James William Garner among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

James William Garner, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1972 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 56% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

78 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Murfreesboro

They are 78 of the 3,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Murfreesboro, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kecia Badem, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301134117690
  2. Sam Carter, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301962490359
  3. Nicholas Dieringer, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301124003561
  4. Tanzania Dooley, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301548278153
  5. Anthony Efobi, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301255300554
  6. Eric Egli, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301841225661
  7. George Hester, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301386615052
  8. Billy Jones, DOMurfreesboro, TN 371301205830015

Common questions

What is James William Garner, MD's NPI number?

James William Garner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831269406, issued on Nov 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James William Garner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 503 D Highland Terrace, Murfreesboro, TN, 37130. Phone: (615) 890-5393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James William Garner, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 7973, 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 James William Garner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James William Garner, MD had 8,688 Medicare Part D claims for 678 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.