NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Blake Tennant, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Cullman, AL

William Blake Tennant, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Cullman, Alabama, and NPI 1871026609, issued on Apr 8, 2017. Check the license (Alabama MD.37904, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871026609
Name
William Blake Tennant
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD.37904 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1948 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058
Phone
(256) 735-5570
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2026
Fax
(256) 735-5571
Medicaid ID
271047 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200808000147); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2017
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 1948 AL Highway 157

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

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  2. Nichole Brooks, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295033579
  3. Jennifer Burnham, MS,CCC-AAudiologist1275509010
  4. Victoria Clay, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1154826931
  5. Brian Corliss, MDSpecialist1942417688
  6. James Davis, M.D.Specialist1588669212

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,039 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. William Tennant1,039
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl96 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl94 claims
  3. Fluoxetine Hcl79 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl68 claims
  5. Aripiprazole56 claims
  6. Mirtazapine55 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 67.9 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 score52.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  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: $461.81

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Tennant$461.81
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Crmc Medical Group LLCCullman, AL

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

Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama

There are 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.

Other psychiatry physician records in Alabama

  1. Babatunde Abolade, MDMontgomery, AL1285689653
  2. Caroline Abolade, MDGadsden, AL1528002128
  3. Bayani Abordo, M.D.Mobile, AL1881696540
  4. Amber Abrams, MDBirmingham, AL1649776337
  5. Douglas Adams, MDHuntsville, AL1043291123
  6. Sofia Aeschlimann, MDHuntsville, AL1447255393
  7. Syed Aftab, MDJasper, AL1639119894
  8. Quratulain Agha, M.DHuntsville, AL1093155590
  9. Ahmed Alhassan, MBBSMontgomery, AL1154090314
  10. Saleem Ali, MDHaleyville, AL1801989124

Common questions

What is William Blake Tennant, MD's NPI number?

William Blake Tennant, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871026609, issued on Apr 8, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Blake Tennant, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1948 AL Highway 157, Cullman, AL, 35058. Phone: (256) 735-5570. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Blake Tennant, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.37904, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Blake Tennant, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Blake Tennant, MD had 1,039 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Blake Tennant, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.9 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), 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.