Thomas N. Epperson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Middlesboro, KY
Thomas N. Epperson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Middlesboro, Kentucky, and NPI 1184605966, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 31838, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas N. Epperson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 31838 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3504 Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro, KY 40965
- Phone
- (606) 248-0737
- Enumerated
- Nov 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 64318389 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081030000412); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas N. Epperson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 31838Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,956 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 619 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium648 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate445 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen408 claims
- Lisinopril398 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium387 claims
- Losartan Potassium333 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): 97.4 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: $141.49
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Arh Mary Breckinridge Health Services IncMiddlesboro, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas N. Epperson among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Thomas N. Epperson, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Middlesboro
They are 8 of the 185 NPPES records with a practice address in Middlesboro, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Thomas N. Epperson, MD's NPI number?
Thomas N. Epperson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184605966, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas N. Epperson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3504 Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro, KY, 40965. Phone: (606) 248-0737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas N. Epperson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 31838, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas N. Epperson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas N. Epperson, MD had 12,956 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas N. Epperson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.4 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.