Robert Kyle Townsend, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Athens, GA
Robert Kyle Townsend, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1831545979, issued on May 8, 2016. Check the license (Georgia 96818, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Kyle Townsend
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 96818 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2142 W Broad St Bldg 100 Ste 200, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 548-6881
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Fax
- (706) 546-0821
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230830003093); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, Greenville, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2142 W Broad St Bldg 100 Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maryanne Aguilar, PA-CPhysician Assistant1275240590
- Joshua Bonin, PAPhysician Assistant1497107916
- William Evans, AGACNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1568035681
- Casey Lawrence, PAPhysician Assistant1326899808
- Mary McAfee, DNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1902790587
- Katherine Nealy, PAPhysician Assistant1427871904
Verify Robert Kyle Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 96818Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl36 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Methocarbamol17 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,501.15
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- St. Mary's Medical Group, Inc.Athens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Kyle Townsend among 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia
Robert Kyle Townsend, MD is one of 219 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 153 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207T00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 219 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bryan Barnes, MDAthens, GA 306061548281363
- Harlan Bruner, M.D.Athens, GA 306061487826079
- John Cuff, MDAthens, GA 306061275554024
- Michael Gelsomino, MDAthens, GA 306061154663599
- Shashikant Patil, M.DAthens, GA 306061003027905
- Eric Sankey, M.D.Athens, GA 306061174863906
- Viren Vasudeva, MDAthens, GA 306061386930170
- Kimberly Walpert, M.D.Athens, GA 306061598788655
Common questions
What is Robert Kyle Townsend, MD's NPI number?
Robert Kyle Townsend, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831545979, issued on May 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Kyle Townsend, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2142 W Broad St Bldg 100 Ste 200, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 548-6881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Kyle Townsend, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 96818, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Kyle Townsend, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Kyle Townsend, MD had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Kyle Townsend, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.