NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Lowell Thompson, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Murfreesboro, TN

Robert Lowell Thompson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and NPI 1417101858, issued on Nov 12, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 51430, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417101858
Name
Robert Lowell Thompson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
51430 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 Medical Center Pkwy Ste 200, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Phone
(615) 896-6800
Enumerated
Nov 12, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 17, 2026
Fax
(615) 895-8890
Medicaid ID
Q007505 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140811002239); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1800 Medical Center Pkwy Ste 200

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

  1. Kristina Abolins, NPNurse Practitioner1790163061
  2. John Arnold, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134725641
  3. Brad Askam, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1316209745
  4. Aimee Casteel, PTPhysical Therapist1225437411
  5. Matthew Cavallero, MDOrthopaedic Trauma Physician1427383926
  6. Erin Chaffee, MSOT, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1063993095

Verify Robert Lowell Thompson 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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9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

314 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 83 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Thompson314
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam74 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen69 claims
  3. Cephalexin62 claims
  4. Diclofenac Sodium60 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone16 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,376.20

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paragon 28, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Thompson$3,376
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncMurfreesboro, TN
  2. Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PAMurfreesboro, TN

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

Robert Lowell Thompson among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee

Robert Lowell Thompson, MD is one of 467 orthopaedic 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 2008, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 306 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brad Askam, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371291316209745
  2. Matthew Barrett, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291649386467
  3. William Ledbetter, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291235122557
  4. Robert McClellan, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291518994797
  5. Richard Rogers, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291336132455
  6. Lucas Routh, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291518223239
  7. James Rungee, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291285627406
  8. Timothy Summers, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291871121723

Common questions

What is Robert Lowell Thompson, MD's NPI number?

Robert Lowell Thompson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417101858, issued on Nov 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Lowell Thompson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Medical Center Pkwy Ste 200, Murfreesboro, TN, 37129. Phone: (615) 896-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Lowell Thompson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 51430, 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 Lowell Thompson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Lowell Thompson, MD had 314 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert Lowell Thompson, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.