Tammy Jernigan Johnston, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Bryson City, NC
Tammy Jernigan Johnston, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bryson City, North Carolina, and NPI 1467745513, issued on May 24, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-01306, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tammy Jernigan Johnston
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 2014-01306 NC
33541 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 45 Plateau St, Bryson City, NC 28713
- Phone
- (828) 488-4205
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140922002354); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tammy Jernigan Johnston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-01306Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,814 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 173 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium401 claims
- Lisinopril347 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium331 claims
- Omeprazole318 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide271 claims
- Furosemide212 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: $844.64
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. 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
- Dlp Western Carolina Physician Practices LLCBryson City, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tammy Jernigan Johnston among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Tammy Jernigan Johnston, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bryson City
They are 10 of the 82 NPPES records with a practice address in Bryson City, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Bunnow, MDBryson City, NC 287131396706537
- Thomas Bunnow, MDBryson City, NC 287131639130875
- Emily Campbell, DOBryson City, NC 287131356082473
- David Castor, M.D.Bryson City, NC 287131073735155
- Mark Engel, MDBryson City, NC 287131851352793
- Benjamin GansBryson City, NC 287131457771826
- David Johnston, MDBryson City, NC 287131750674800
- Valerie Rigg, M.D.Bryson City, NC 287131134196579
Common questions
What is Tammy Jernigan Johnston, MD's NPI number?
Tammy Jernigan Johnston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467745513, issued on May 24, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tammy Jernigan Johnston, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45 Plateau St, Bryson City, NC, 28713. Phone: (828) 488-4205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tammy Jernigan Johnston, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-01306, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tammy Jernigan Johnston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tammy Jernigan Johnston, MD had 8,814 Medicare Part D claims for 444 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.