Susan Kay Garwood, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Nashville, TN
Susan Kay Garwood, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1801973490, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD038026, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Susan Kay Garwood
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- MD038026 TN
038026 TN
M6628 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4230 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205
- Phone
- (615) 297-2700
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2022
- Fax
- (615) 386-2398
- Medicaid IDs
- 1515652 TN
7100092690 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091001000375); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4230 Harding Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jonathan Allgood, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013042910
- Kara Anderson, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1619321486
- Christopher Ashton, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1487076030
- Ashok Babu, M.D.Surgery Physician1316142573
- Mitzi Baker, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1376897785
- Jeanne Ballinger, M.D.Specialist1972582096
Verify Susan Kay Garwood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD038026Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
218 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta38 claims
- Prednisone32 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 claims
- Cefuroxime17 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15 claims
- Azithromycin15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $135,704.95
129 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Centennial Surgical Clinic, LLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Susan Kay Garwood among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
Susan Kay Garwood, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% 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 updated2022 · 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
- Leah BrownNashville, TN 372051407411580
- Ashley Clark, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051871956300
- Tyler Greathouse, DONashville, TN 372051891256129
- Bryan Hay, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051962778167
- Asa Heflin, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051033156310
- Reed Lahaye, MDNashville, TN 372051477059095
- Jason Martin, MDNashville, TN 372051649212598
- Mark Peters, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051386686137
Common questions
What is Susan Kay Garwood, M.D.'s NPI number?
Susan Kay Garwood, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801973490, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Susan Kay Garwood, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4230 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 297-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Susan Kay Garwood, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD038026, 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 Susan Kay Garwood, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Susan Kay Garwood, M.D. had 218 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Susan Kay Garwood, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.