NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard D. Kennedy, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Columbia, TN

Richard D. Kennedy, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1215029897, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 34124, 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
1215029897
Name
Richard D. Kennedy
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
34124 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1609 Rosewood Dr, Columbia, TN 38401
Phone
(931) 388-8802
Enumerated
Sep 29, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2025
Fax
(931) 490-2292
Medicaid IDs
1512603 TN
3850826 TN
38508261 TN
3710089 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040401001272); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1609 Rosewood Dr

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

  1. Roslin Carlson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1235700618
  2. Gina Graves, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1457430613
  3. Kelly Kelley, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972882504
  4. Brandi Marcum, AU.D., CCC-AAudiologist1245488162
  5. Peggy Schmidt, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699198010
  6. William Stewart, M.D.Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician1821068040

Verify Richard D. Kennedy 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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6.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

21,577 Medicare Part D claims for 1,206 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 216 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Kennedy21,577
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,042 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium973 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate795 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium654 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium584 claims
  6. Omeprazole568 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: $1,981.40

103 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. Richard Kennedy$1,981.40
  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. Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PCColumbia, TN

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

Richard D. Kennedy among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee

Richard D. Kennedy, M.D. 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
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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).

27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 27 of the 1,337 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Ball, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011154344836
  2. Belinda Bart, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011962515023
  3. Thomas Dake, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011861507782
  4. Thomas Farmer, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011114019833
  5. Joe Fite, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011346291952
  6. Shawn Gentry, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011891708012
  7. Ben High, MDColumbia, TN 384011689784555
  8. Angela Joynes, MDColumbia, TN 384011578501375

Common questions

What is Richard D. Kennedy, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard D. Kennedy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215029897, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard D. Kennedy, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1609 Rosewood Dr, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 388-8802. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard D. Kennedy, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34124, 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 D. Kennedy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard D. Kennedy, M.D. had 21,577 Medicare Part D claims for 1,206 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.