Richard Alan Ellis, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Germantown, TN
Richard Alan Ellis, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1174581623, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 16474, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Alan Ellis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 16474 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7705 Poplar Ave, Germantown, TN 38138
- Phone
- (901) 516-6300
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2024
- Fax
- (901) 516-6350
- Medicaid ID
- Q014601 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240312001201); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7705 Poplar Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Albert Laughlin, MDSurgery Physician1518077825
- Roger McGee, M.D.Surgery Physician1407075229
- William Shappley, M.D.Specialist1508889817
Verify Richard Alan Ellis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16474Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl26 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: $106.31
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Oxford, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Alan Ellis among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
Richard Alan Ellis, M.D. is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Germantown → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Cloud, MDGermantown, TN 381381912988346
- Martin Fleming, MDGermantown, TN 381381578673836
- Catherine Gleason, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381700849759
- Linda Han, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381740289701
- Michael Kennedy, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381265842223
- Albert Laughlin, MDGermantown, TN 381381518077825
- Roger McGee, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381407075229
- Mark Miller, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381265490718
Common questions
What is Richard Alan Ellis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Alan Ellis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174581623, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alan Ellis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7705 Poplar Ave, Germantown, TN, 38138. Phone: (901) 516-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alan Ellis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 16474, 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 Alan Ellis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Alan Ellis, M.D. had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.