Ray Thomas Townsend, PA-C

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

006277 Issued in GA

Practice address

97 Deep South Farm Rd Ste 2
Blairsville, GA 30512-2298

Phone

(770) 345-6600

Fax

(770) 345-6611

NPI assigned

Oct 13, 2011

Last updated

May 24, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in GA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2011

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist- Cherokee Sinus CenterGroup PAC ID 9133100597, 11 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Union General Hospital Hospital, Blairsville, GA, CCN 110051
• Chatuge Regional Hospital Hospital, Hiawassee, GA, CCN 111324
• Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Hospital, Murphy, NC, CCN 341328

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/16895/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4
• Direct secure messaging: ray.townsend.1@16895.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Ear Nose Throat & Specialist-Cherokee Sinus Center

  • Specialist
  • Canton, GA
  • NPI 1154445930
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Concordia Anesthesiology, Inc

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1619296464
  NPD (past)
• Hiawassee Family Practice P C

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Hiawassee, GA
  • NPI 1285706879
  NPD (past)
• North Georgia Medicine LLC

  dba North Georgia Family Medicine

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Blairsville, GA
  • NPI 1972766459
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Chatuge Regional Hospital Inc

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Hiawassee, GA
  • NPI 1326028978
  Care Compare affiliation
• Union County Hospital Authority

  dba Union General Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Blairsville, GA
  • NPI 1487684122
  Care Compare affiliation
• Murphy Medical Center Inc

  dba Erlanger Murphy Medical Center

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Murphy, NC
  • NPI 1801831102
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "215 RIVERSTONE DR",
            "city": "CANTON",
            "state": "GA",
            "postal_code": "301145256",
            "telephone_number": "770-345-6600",
            "fax_number": "770-345-6611"
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            "address_1": "97 DEEP SOUTH FARM RD STE 2",
            "city": "BLAIRSVILLE",
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        "last_updated": "2026-05-24",
        "certification_date": "2026-05-24",
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• Physician Assistant in Blairsville, GA
• Providers in Blairsville, GA by specialty
• Physician Assistant in Georgia

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 24, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.