Shawn N. Gentry, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Columbia, TN
Shawn N. Gentry, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1891708012, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 29588, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shawn N. Gentry
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 29588 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1605 Nashville Hwy, Columbia, TN 38401
- Phone
- (931) 540-4210
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 380-1202
- Medicaid IDs
- 3710087 TN
3820281 TN
3710089 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040318001633); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1605 Nashville Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shawn N. Gentry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,103 Medicare Part D claims for 982 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 408 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium644 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate580 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium521 claims
- Gabapentin409 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium365 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium364 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: $1,711.16
98 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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.
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
- Northside Medical Professionals, P.C.Columbia, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (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.
All 27 in Columbia → All 2,674 in Tennessee → Every provider in Columbia →
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- Cecilia Adams, MDBartlett, TN1104823020
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Common questions
What is Shawn N. Gentry, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shawn N. Gentry, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891708012, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shawn N. Gentry, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1605 Nashville Hwy, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 540-4210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shawn N. Gentry, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29588, 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 Shawn N. Gentry, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shawn N. Gentry, M.D. had 14,103 Medicare Part D claims for 982 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.