Maria Katherine Townsend, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Meridian, MS
Maria Katherine Townsend, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Meridian, Mississippi, and NPI 1922615293, issued on Sep 30, 2020. Check the license (Mississippi 903848, as entered in NPPES) with the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Katherine Townsend
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 903848 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4728 Highway 39 N, Meridian, MS 39301
- Phone
- (731) 394-1145
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (844) 374-0233
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201007003270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4728 Highway 39 N
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Verify Maria Katherine Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Mississippi board licenses this profession
Search for license 903848Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,587 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 148 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl117 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium106 claims
- Potassium Chloride105 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium97 claims
- Sertraline Hcl90 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen89 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Medical Systems Management, LLCRichland, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Katherine Townsend among 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi
Maria Katherine Townsend, FNP is one of 3,798 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Mississippi. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 68% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 2,576 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
131 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Meridian
They are 131 of the 1,291 NPPES records with a practice address in Meridian, and 3,798 family nurse practitioner records in Mississippi.
All 3,798 in Mississippi → Every provider in Meridian → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Maria Katherine Townsend, FNP's NPI number?
Maria Katherine Townsend, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922615293, issued on Sep 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Katherine Townsend, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4728 Highway 39 N, Meridian, MS, 39301. Phone: (731) 394-1145. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Katherine Townsend, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 903848, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maria Katherine Townsend, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Katherine Townsend, FNP had 3,587 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.