Ray Thomas Townsend, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Blairsville, GA
Ray Thomas Townsend, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Blairsville, Georgia, and NPI 1184909897, issued on Oct 13, 2011. Check the license (Georgia 006277, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ray Thomas Townsend
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 006277 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 97 Deep South Farm RD Ste 2, Blairsville, GA 30512
- Phone
- (770) 345-6600
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2026
- Fax
- (770) 345-6611
- Medicaid IDs
- 003159538B GA
Q109512 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251231004201); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 97 Deep South Farm RD Ste 2
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ray Thomas Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 006277Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
14,581 Medicare Part D claims for 622 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 570 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam538 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium499 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium484 claims
- Lisinopril400 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate394 claims
- Losartan Potassium387 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: $168.03
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Ear, Nose, And Throat Specialist- Cherokee Sinus CenterBlairsville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ray Thomas Townsend among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia
Ray Thomas Townsend, PA-C is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 28% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 physician assistant records list a practice address in Blairsville
They are 18 of the 307 NPPES records with a practice address in Blairsville, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephanie Bailey, PA-CBlairsville, GA 305121003440447
- Courtney Bennett Wilke, PA-CBlairsville, GA 305121023321882
- William Cody, PA-CBlairsville, GA 305121104207125
- Douglas Collins, PABlairsville, GA 305121285780668
- Christopher HassBlairsville, GA 305121790133577
- Jessica Kitchens, PA-CBlairsville, GA 305121528356847
- Barry Lewis, PA-C 188832Blairsville, GA 305121245715630
- Johnny Pitts, PA-CBlairsville, GA 305121902309545
Common questions
What is Ray Thomas Townsend, PA-C's NPI number?
Ray Thomas Townsend, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184909897, issued on Oct 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ray Thomas Townsend, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 97 Deep South Farm RD Ste 2, Blairsville, GA, 30512. Phone: (770) 345-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ray Thomas Townsend, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 006277, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ray Thomas Townsend, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ray Thomas Townsend, PA-C had 14,581 Medicare Part D claims for 622 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.