NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William K. Spears, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Fayetteville, TN

William K. Spears, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Fayetteville, Tennessee, and NPI 1639147119, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD 17332, 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
1639147119
Name
William K. Spears
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
MD 17332 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
207 Elk Ave S, Fayetteville, TN 37334
Phone
(931) 433-2551
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(931) 438-0069
Medicaid ID
3060458 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031219000198); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1985
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 207 Elk Ave S

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

  1. Elaine Barnes, PSYDClinical Psychologist1205837440
  2. Harry Green, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1790862134
  3. Kara Hall, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1174747604
  4. Baylee Johnson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780380618
  5. William Jones, MDFamily Medicine Physician1740259589
  6. Charles Kidd, MDInternal Medicine Physician1396126165

Verify William K. Spears 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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Industry payments in 2024: $45.53

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanofi Pasteur Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Spears$45.53
  2. Specialty average$842.05

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. HH Health System - Lincoln IncFayetteville, TN

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

William K. Spears among 1,255 pediatrics physician records in Tennessee

William K. Spears, MD is one of 1,255 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 49% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2009 among the 96 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatrics Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 1,255 pediatrics physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrea Thorpe, M.D.Fayetteville, TN 373341609075670
  2. Jon Boroughs, M.D.Hixson, TN 373431497956148
  3. Carolyn Brannon, MDHixson, TN 373431982669842
  4. Roger Coffman, MDHixson, TN 373431467437038
  5. Timothy Davis, MDHixson, TN 373431427022870
  6. Marian May, MDHixson, TN 373431669457479
  7. Steven May, MDHixson, TN 373431760468292
  8. Becky McMahan, MDHixson, TN 373431255316071

Common questions

What is William K. Spears, MD's NPI number?

William K. Spears, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639147119, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William K. Spears, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 207 Elk Ave S, Fayetteville, TN, 37334. Phone: (931) 433-2551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William K. Spears, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD 17332, 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.

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.