Robert Charles Messersmith, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, TN
Robert Charles Messersmith, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1215519095, issued on Apr 22, 2021. Check the license (Tennessee 74171, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Charles Messersmith
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 74171 TN
0116035502 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1224 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN 38401
- Phone
- (931) 381-1111
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251001001866); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Charles Messersmith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 74171Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
99 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $24.22
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Maury Regional Medical Group, IncColumbia, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Charles Messersmith among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Robert Charles Messersmith, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
40 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 40 of the 1,337 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Robert Charles Messersmith, MD's NPI number?
Robert Charles Messersmith, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215519095, issued on Apr 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Charles Messersmith, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1224 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 381-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Charles Messersmith, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 74171, 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 Robert Charles Messersmith, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Charles Messersmith, MD had 99 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.