Tony Lynn Ross, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Tony Lynn Ross, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1215155288, issued on Apr 23, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 16173, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tony Lynn Ross
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 16173 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 936-2000
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140109001474); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1982
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tony Lynn Ross in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16173Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,437 Medicare Part D claims for 535 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium759 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate495 claims
- Lisinopril313 claims
- Losartan Potassium276 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide238 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium205 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): 97.1 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: $121.86
1 payment: 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterBrentwood, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Tony Lynn Ross among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Tony Lynn Ross, 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 2007, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Tony Lynn Ross, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tony Lynn Ross, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215155288, issued on Apr 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tony Lynn Ross, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 936-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tony Lynn Ross, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 16173, 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 Tony Lynn Ross, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tony Lynn Ross, M.D. had 6,437 Medicare Part D claims for 535 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tony Lynn Ross, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.