Thomas Temple Atkinson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Nebo, NC
Thomas Temple Atkinson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Nebo, North Carolina, and NPI 1760472195, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 21736, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Temple Atkinson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 21736 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5920 US Highway 70 E, Nebo, NC 28761
- Phone
- (828) 659-9703
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 659-9357
- Medicaid IDs
- 8912168 NC
1760472195 NC - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5920 US Highway 70 E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas Temple Atkinson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 21736Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Carbamazepine13 claims
- Montelukast Sodium13 claims
- Phenytoin Sodium Extended13 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.
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Nebo
They are 3 of the 53 NPPES records with a practice address in Nebo, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 3 in Nebo → All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Nebo →
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Common questions
What is Thomas Temple Atkinson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Temple Atkinson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760472195, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Temple Atkinson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5920 US Highway 70 E, Nebo, NC, 28761. Phone: (828) 659-9703. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Temple Atkinson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 21736, 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 Thomas Temple Atkinson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Temple Atkinson, M.D. had 52 Medicare Part D claims; 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.