NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tamber Townsend

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Lathrup Village, MI

Tamber Townsend is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Lathrup Village, Michigan, and NPI 1457890618, issued on Feb 20, 2017. Check the license (Michigan 4704271854, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457890618
Name
Tamber Townsend
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License number
4704271854 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18211 W 12 Mile RD, Lathrup Village, MI 48076
Phone
(248) 677-2410
Enumerated
Feb 20, 2017
Record last updated
Nov 15, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170619000845); 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 18211 W 12 Mile RD

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

  1. Basel Brikho, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285721514
  2. William Stutman, DDSDentist1568402634

Verify Tamber Townsend in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
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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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14.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

10,813 Medicare Part D claims for 472 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 191 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tamber Townsend10,813
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium439 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate413 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate367 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium345 claims
  5. Gabapentin320 claims
  6. Omeprazole311 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Numina Health Group PLLCDearborn, MI

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

Tamber Townsend among 68 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Michigan

Tamber Townsend is one of 68 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 75% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 51 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Michigan

There are 68 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Michigan.

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Collin Rush, MDRoyal Oak, MI 480731083176119
  2. Shaz Anwar, D.O.Ann Arbor, MI 481031124415344
  3. Victoria Tarazi, MDAnn Arbor, MI 481031730455080
  4. Stuart Vanderheide, MDAnn Arbor, MI 481031619990819
  5. Darrell Craig, MDAnn Arbor, MI 481051285643817
  6. Ellen Hummel, M.D.Ann Arbor, MI 481091295797959
  7. Jayme Laurencelle, MDAnn Arbor, MI 481091225419518
  8. Adam Marks, M.D.Ann Arbor, MI 481091265639025

Common questions

What is Tamber Townsend's NPI number?

Tamber Townsend's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457890618, issued on Feb 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tamber Townsend located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18211 W 12 Mile RD, Lathrup Village, MI, 48076. Phone: (248) 677-2410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tamber Townsend's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 4704271854, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tamber Townsend prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tamber Townsend had 10,813 Medicare Part D claims for 472 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.