NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Meghan K. Townsend, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · Richmond, VA

Meghan K. Townsend, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1477087732, issued on Apr 13, 2017. Check the license (Virginia 0102206180, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1477087732
Name
Meghan K. Townsend
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
0102206180 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1001 E Leigh St, Richmond, VA 23298
Phone
(804) 828-7999
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Fax
(804) 828-5941
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211006000913); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of New England, College Of Osteo Medicine, 2017
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 1001 E Leigh St

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

  1. Gulsen Akay, MDClinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician1811579022
  2. Jude Al Qaqaa, MDRheumatology Physician1982380952
  3. Justin Amato, DORheumatology Physician1902483472
  4. Jenny Ambrosino, PAMedical Physician Assistant1487175089
  5. Jacob Amburn, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1699358697
  6. Dawn Anderson, RDRegistered Dietitian1114564820

Verify Meghan K. Townsend in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

195 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.

  1. Meghan Townsend195
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl36 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl33 claims
  3. Hydromorphone Hcl17 claims
  4. Methadone Hcl11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score64.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.2
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mcv Associated PhysiciansRichmond, VA

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

Meghan K. Townsend among 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia

Meghan K. Townsend, DO is one of 3,599 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 2,234 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

547 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Richmond

They are 547 of the 14,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond, and 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Aboff, MDRichmond, VA 232981225013543
  2. Denise Borden, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981982601522
  3. Joon Ki Choi, DORichmond, VA 232981013908862
  4. Lisa Ellis, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981972508950
  5. Alton Hart, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981073532321
  6. Tahir Khan, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981942250378
  7. Thokozeni Lipato, MDRichmond, VA 232981770570657
  8. Heather Masters, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981215967286

Common questions

What is Meghan K. Townsend, DO's NPI number?

Meghan K. Townsend, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477087732, issued on Apr 13, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Meghan K. Townsend, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 E Leigh St, Richmond, VA, 23298. Phone: (804) 828-7999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Meghan K. Townsend, DO's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0102206180, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Meghan K. Townsend, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Meghan K. Townsend, DO had 195 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Meghan K. Townsend, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.