NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margaret Moore Laxton, P.A.

Physician Assistant · Nashville, TN

Margaret Moore Laxton, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1528321163, issued on Jun 19, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 2165, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528321163
Name
Margaret Moore Laxton
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
2165 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1215 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 322-5000
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2012
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120808000481); 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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Also registered at 1215 21St Ave S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rima Abou-Khalil, CCC SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1174916514
  2. Lindsey Aldred, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1780989491
  3. Federica Angel, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1306010749
  4. Meredith Ashford, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1144614850
  5. Katherine Bachmann, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1275763336
  6. Dennis Bellamy, ATC/LAthletic Trainer1528020252

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

136 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Margaret Laxton136
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Daptomycin11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $640.79

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Margaret Laxton$640.79
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

One hospital affiliation

  1. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

700 physician assistant records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 700 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.

Other physician assistant records in Tennessee

  1. Katrina Aardema, PA-CGallatin, TN1679039010
  2. Anum Abbas, PAMemphis, TN1548048671
  3. Samir AbdeljawadNashville, TN1396674370
  4. Rojin Abdullah, PA-CNashville, TN1982292447
  5. Cecilia Abello, PA-CNashville, TN1760336101
  6. Jadie Abendroth, PA-CMemphis, TN1073815742
  7. Marina Abraham, PA-CNashville, TN1316696370
  8. Merielle AbreuThompsons Station, TN1467048876
  9. Amanda Absher, PA-CMaryville, TN1144430794
  10. Seth Achey, PABristol, TN1437213857

Common questions

What is Margaret Moore Laxton, P.A.'s NPI number?

Margaret Moore Laxton, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528321163, issued on Jun 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margaret Moore Laxton, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margaret Moore Laxton, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2165, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Margaret Moore Laxton, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Margaret Moore Laxton, P.A. had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Margaret Moore Laxton, P.A.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. 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.