NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Peter Joseph Sears, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Murfreesboro, TN

Peter Joseph Sears, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and NPI 1972607042, issued on Sep 11, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 43356, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1972607042
Name
Peter Joseph Sears
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
43356 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1715 S Rutherford Blvd Ste A, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone
(615) 575-3795
Enumerated
Sep 11, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2026
Fax
(877) 719-4275
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080920000075); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2005
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 1715 S Rutherford Blvd Ste A

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

  1. Jamie Carden-Smith, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1386127264
  2. Shari Hollins, APRN-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1740407352
  3. Halle HollowayFamily Nurse Practitioner1992303200
  4. David Sellers, MDFamily Medicine Physician1649293390
  5. Thomas Sulkowski, M. D.Family Medicine Physician1588696264

Verify Peter Joseph Sears in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

853 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Peter Sears853
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium53 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium43 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium36 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium31 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl28 claims
  6. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl25 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: $534.41

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Peter Sears$534.41
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Centerwell Senior Primary Care TN PCMurfreesboro, TN

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

Peter Joseph Sears among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee

Peter Joseph Sears, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

101 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Murfreesboro

They are 101 of the 3,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Murfreesboro, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Susan Andrews, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301528090214
  2. James Beckman, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301730102278
  3. Arikana Chihombori, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301578557690
  4. Christopher Dunlap, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301356315063
  5. James Evans, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301609855931
  6. Dudley Glass, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301689694887
  7. Thomas Helton, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371301881624450
  8. David Ours, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371301023076882

Common questions

What is Peter Joseph Sears, MD's NPI number?

Peter Joseph Sears, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972607042, issued on Sep 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Peter Joseph Sears, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1715 S Rutherford Blvd Ste A, Murfreesboro, TN, 37130. Phone: (615) 575-3795. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Peter Joseph Sears, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 43356, 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 Peter Joseph Sears, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Peter Joseph Sears, MD had 853 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.