Richard L. Brandon, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fall Branch, TN
Richard L. Brandon, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fall Branch, Tennessee, and NPI 1265443436, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 17195, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard L. Brandon
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 17195 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 490 Fordtown RD, Fall Branch, TN 37656
- Phone
- (423) 534-1382
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2023
- Medicaid IDs
- 005617677 VA
3023011 TN - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard L. Brandon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17195Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Richard L. Brandon among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Richard L. Brandon, 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 fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
1 family medicine physician record lists a practice address in Fall Branch
They are 1 of the 12 NPPES records with a practice address in Fall Branch, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Richard L. Brandon, MD's NPI number?
Richard L. Brandon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265443436, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard L. Brandon, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 490 Fordtown RD, Fall Branch, TN, 37656. Phone: (423) 534-1382. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard L. Brandon, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 17195, 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 Richard L. Brandon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard L. Brandon, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; 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.