NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua Dean Murphy, M.D.

General Practice Physician · Sweetwater, TN

Joshua Dean Murphy, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Sweetwater, Tennessee, and NPI 1821203357, issued on May 10, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 39421, 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
1821203357
Name
Joshua Dean Murphy
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License numbers
39421 TN
MD0000039421 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
304 Wright St, Sweetwater, TN 37874
Phone
(865) 213-8510
Enumerated
May 10, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 3, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070809000570); accepts Medicare assignment
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 Joshua Dean Murphy 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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4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice physician in 2024

14,064 Medicare Part D claims for 708 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 239 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Murphy14,064
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis813 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium621 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium407 claims
  4. Furosemide399 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium354 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate303 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: $14.90

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Murphy$14.90
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. BH Services Southeast 1 PCBrownsville, TN
  2. Brownsville Medical Clinic, P.A.Brownsville, TN
  3. Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCSweetwater, TN

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

Joshua Dean Murphy among 169 general practice physician records in Tennessee

Joshua Dean Murphy, M.D. is one of 169 general practice physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 52% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 33% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 1995 among the 55 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 169 general practice physician records in Tennessee.

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The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rodney Carter, M.D.Pigeon Forge, TN 378631497862668
  2. David Coffey, MDOneida, TN 378411912011792
  3. Peter Litchfield, MDOneida, TN 378411134309990
  4. Larry Perry, M.D.Oneida, TN 378411104849264
  5. Laykoon Huang, MD MPHKnoxville, TN 379121346240462
  6. Mei-Fung Kerley, MDKnoxville, TN 379161679502314
  7. Jean McGuire, MDKnoxville, TN 379161558597765
  8. David Tutor, MDKnoxville, TN 379161629010749

Common questions

What is Joshua Dean Murphy, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joshua Dean Murphy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821203357, issued on May 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua Dean Murphy, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 304 Wright St, Sweetwater, TN, 37874. Phone: (865) 213-8510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua Dean Murphy, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 39421, 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 Joshua Dean Murphy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua Dean Murphy, M.D. had 14,064 Medicare Part D claims for 708 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.