NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Monica E. Townsend, M. D.

Hospitalist Physician · Texarkana, TX

Monica E. Townsend, M. D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Texarkana, Texas, and NPI 1104029453, issued on Jun 6, 2007. Check the license (Texas N7661, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1104029453
Name
Monica E. Townsend
Credential
M. D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
N7661 TX
22321 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5002 Cowhorn Creek RD, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone
(903) 614-3000
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2007
Record last updated
May 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(903) 614-3525
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101211000178); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5002 Cowhorn Creek RD

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

  1. Ermias Abebe, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1548558273
  2. Muazer Ahmed, M.DNephrology Physician1891113577
  3. Brian Alessi, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1821409939
  4. Zahir Ali, MDHospitalist Physician1184685422
  5. Matt Allred, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700064789
  6. Ukana Bassey, D.OInternal Medicine Physician1356628812

Verify Monica E. Townsend in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

229 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Monica Townsend229
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir25 claims
  2. Prednisone22 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium14 claims
  5. Azithromycin14 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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

  1. North Texas Physician Services, PLLCTexarkana, TX

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

Monica E. Townsend among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Monica E. Townsend, M. D. is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 13% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zahir Ali, MDTexarkana, TX 755031184685422
  2. Qiuyu Fu, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031891131157
  3. Josh Kelfer, MDTexarkana, TX 755031306340393
  4. Roberta Sanders, MD PATexarkana, TX 755031619297348
  5. Eddy Valdez, MDTexarkana, TX 755011710482286
  6. Indeevar Peram, MDSulphur Springs, TX 754821154619492
  7. Syed Mahdi, MDParis, TX 754601134203458
  8. Muhammad Ahmad, MDMount Pleasant, TX 754551629230073

Common questions

What is Monica E. Townsend, M. D.'s NPI number?

Monica E. Townsend, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104029453, issued on Jun 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Monica E. Townsend, M. D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5002 Cowhorn Creek RD, Texarkana, TX, 75503. Phone: (903) 614-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Monica E. Townsend, M. D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number N7661, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Monica E. Townsend, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Monica E. Townsend, M. D. had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.