Michael A. Ponder, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Kingsport, TN
Michael A. Ponder, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1831155944, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD19887, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael A. Ponder
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- MD19887 TN
9500424 NC
0101232014 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2205 Pavilion Dr, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Phone
- (423) 857-7650
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 857-7655
- Medicaid IDs
- 3843357 TN
64011844 KY
1831155944 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040731000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 464 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2205 Pavilion Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Larry Breeding, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1154354033
- Kelly Hare, F.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1821115676
- Shannon Jones, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1376512806
- Paul Lee, PAPhysician Assistant1447279856
- Malcolm Mathews, MDMedical Oncology Physician1952378747
- Daryl Pierce, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1316919905
Verify Michael A. Ponder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD19887Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,020 Medicare Part D claims for 635 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol543 claims
- Eliquis428 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate289 claims
- Pravastatin Sodium186 claims
- Ranolazine Er185 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate172 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: $890.89
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Wellmont Cardiology ServicesPenningtn Gap, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael A. Ponder among 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee
Michael A. Ponder, MD is one of 464 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1999 among the 320 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 464 in Tennessee → Every provider in Kingsport → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Bertuso, MDKingsport, TN 376601427084342
- Gerald Blackwell, MDKingsport, TN 376601689600587
- Larry Breeding, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601154354033
- Marc Counts, MDKingsport, TN 376601629002043
- Benjamin Culp, MDKingsport, TN 376601558520528
- Michael Donovan, D.O.Kingsport, TN 376601275798282
- Israel Garcia, MDKingsport, TN 376601598750481
- Clair Hixson, MDKingsport, TN 376601932144235
Common questions
What is Michael A. Ponder, MD's NPI number?
Michael A. Ponder, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831155944, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael A. Ponder, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2205 Pavilion Dr, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 857-7650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael A. Ponder, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD19887, 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 Michael A. Ponder, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael A. Ponder, MD had 4,020 Medicare Part D claims for 635 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.