NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rhea Edwards, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Memphis, TN

Rhea Edwards, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1700137031, issued on Sep 26, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 2185, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1700137031
Name
Rhea Edwards
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
2185 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6025 Walnut Grove RD Ste 301, Memphis, TN 38120
Phone
(901) 226-0456
Enumerated
Sep 26, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2022
Fax
(901) 226-0458
Medicaid ID
Q000498 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121219000253); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6025 Walnut Grove RD Ste 301

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

  1. Stephen Behrman, MDSurgery Physician1942266713
  2. Robert Ellis, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1780278499
  3. Harvey Garrett, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1508800905
  4. Brooke Kennon, DNP APRN AG-ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1972144608
  5. Kathryn Lee, P.A.Surgical Physician Assistant1316485667
  6. Lamar Moree, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1962818211

Verify Rhea Edwards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Rhea Edwards16
  2. Specialty average304

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: $159.23

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rhea Edwards$159.23
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Atoka, TN

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

Rhea Edwards among 297 surgical physician assistant records in Tennessee

Rhea Edwards, PA-C is one of 297 surgical physician assistant 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 2012, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 34% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2018 among the 215 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Tennessee

There are 297 surgical physician assistant records in Tennessee.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kera Bergeron, PA-CMemphis, TN 381201629322607
  2. Jessica Bradshaw, PAMemphis, TN 381201407391055
  3. Sara Brauninger, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMemphis, TN 381201043850241
  4. Heather Draper, PA-CMemphis, TN 381201972903565
  5. Robert Ellis, PA-CMemphis, TN 381201780278499
  6. Allyn Farmer, PAMemphis, TN 381201891068631
  7. Emma Fowler, PA-CMemphis, TN 381201578197919
  8. Kathryn Lee, P.A.Memphis, TN 381201316485667

Common questions

What is Rhea Edwards, PA-C's NPI number?

Rhea Edwards, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700137031, issued on Sep 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rhea Edwards, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6025 Walnut Grove RD Ste 301, Memphis, TN, 38120. Phone: (901) 226-0456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rhea Edwards, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2185, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rhea Edwards, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rhea Edwards, PA-C had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.