Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

William Dunavant, MD

Surgery Physician · Collierville, TN

William Dunavant, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Collierville, Tennessee, and NPI 1659441889, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1659441889
Name
William Dunavant
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
Practice location
1500 W Poplar Ave Ste 304, Collierville, TN 38017
Phone
(901) 767-8301
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. William Dunavant14
  2. Specialty average174

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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 76.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%66.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%82.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $778.13

4 payments, mostly travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc.. The 19,002 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,758.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Dunavant$778.13
  2. Specialty average$3,758.86

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Collierville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 721 surgery physician records in Tennessee.

Other surgery physician records in Tennessee

  1. Ahmad Abdulkarim, MD, PHDMemphis, TN1386741676
  2. Naji Abumrad, MDNashville, TN1548369978
  3. Carlton Adams, M.D.Nashville, TN1689652893
  4. Raeanna Adams, M.D.Nashville, TN1174676076
  5. Terry Adams, M.D.Knoxville, TN1730105610
  6. William AdamsGreeneville, TN1962859165
  7. Muyiwa Adedokun, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN1992803498
  8. Andy Adusei, M.D.Knoxville, TN1912151895
  9. Muhammad Umer Afzaal, M.D.Memphis, TN1518319458
  10. Chetan Aher, M.D.Nashville, TN1891016788

Common questions

What is William Dunavant, MD's NPI number?

William Dunavant, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659441889, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Dunavant, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 W Poplar Ave Ste 304, Collierville, TN, 38017. Phone: (901) 767-8301. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Dunavant, MD's license?

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 William Dunavant, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Dunavant, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Dunavant, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.