John William Bodford, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN
John William Bodford, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1235558693, issued on Apr 14, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 56172, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John William Bodford
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 56172 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5959 Park Ave, Memphis, TN 38119
- Phone
- (901) 765-1000
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170726002607); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John William Bodford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 56172Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
397 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone87 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl52 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate27 claims
- Ondansetron Odt23 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl20 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 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: $15.04
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John William Bodford among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
John William Bodford, M.D. is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
134 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 134 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is John William Bodford, M.D.'s NPI number?
John William Bodford, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235558693, issued on Apr 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John William Bodford, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5959 Park Ave, Memphis, TN, 38119. Phone: (901) 765-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John William Bodford, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 56172, 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 John William Bodford, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John William Bodford, M.D. had 397 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.