NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy James Collins, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Etowah, TN

Timothy James Collins, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Etowah, Tennessee, and NPI 1235126392, issued on Oct 4, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 30261, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1235126392
Name
Timothy James Collins
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
30261 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
305 Grady RD, Etowah, TN 37331
Phone
(423) 263-0722
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(423) 263-5232
Medicaid ID
3824140 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100831000382); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1992
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 305 Grady RD

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

  1. Donald Watters, MDFamily Medicine Physician1003929472

Verify Timothy James Collins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

15,252 Medicare Part D claims for 697 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 697 claims were for opioids.

  1. Timothy Collins15,252
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium676 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl473 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl Er464 claims
  4. Omeprazole451 claims
  5. Gabapentin442 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium429 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: $918.31

49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, 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.

  1. Timothy Collins$918.31
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Athens Physicians Practice LLCEtowah, TN

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

Timothy James Collins among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee

Timothy James Collins, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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, 83% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 54% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Etowah

They are 3 of the 57 NPPES records with a practice address in Etowah, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Donald Watters, MDEtowah, TN 373311003929472
  2. Toikus Westbrook, MDEtowah, TN 373311285738468
  3. Walter Boyanton, MDEstill Springs, TN 373301831135706
  4. Amber Wooten, FNP-BCEstill Springs, TN 373301346010030
  5. Lana Beavers, M.D.Fayetteville, TN 373341104917061
  6. Richard Cline, D.O.Fayetteville, TN 373341043357916
  7. William Edwards, M.D.Fayetteville, TN 373341326052408
  8. Christopher Gafford, M.D.Fayetteville, TN 373341982618096

Common questions

What is Timothy James Collins, M.D.'s NPI number?

Timothy James Collins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235126392, issued on Oct 4, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy James Collins, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 305 Grady RD, Etowah, TN, 37331. Phone: (423) 263-0722. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy James Collins, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 30261, 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 Timothy James Collins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy James Collins, M.D. had 15,252 Medicare Part D claims for 697 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.