Richard Tyson, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Nashville, TN
Richard Tyson, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1578604906, issued on Feb 9, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 34879, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Tyson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 34879 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 20TH Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 284-5098
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070828001112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 300 20TH Ave N
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Verify Richard Tyson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34879Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
229 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam24 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate22 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta20 claims
- Montelukast Sodium14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Tyson among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
Richard Tyson, MD is one of 359 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 359 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Bolds, MDNashville, TN 372031659375467
- Earl Campbell, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031821066341
- Stephen Capizzi, MDNashville, TN 372031366446171
- Chace Carpenter, MDNashville, TN 372031164426979
- Elliott Cohen, MDNashville, TN 372031497730501
- Hanson Cowan, MDNashville, TN 372031144224981
- Stephen Heyman, MDNashville, TN 372031104820760
- David Jarvis, MDNashville, TN 372031457346132
Common questions
What is Richard Tyson, MD's NPI number?
Richard Tyson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578604906, issued on Feb 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Tyson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 20TH Ave N, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 284-5098. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Tyson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34879, 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 Tyson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Tyson, MD had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.