Robert Kyle Townsend, MD

Primary specialty

Neurological Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207T00000X

License

96818 Issued in GA

Practice address

2142 W Broad St BLDG 100 Ste 200
Athens, GA 30606-3509

Phone

(706) 548-6881

Fax

(706) 546-0821

NPI assigned

May 8, 2016

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

Electronic endpoints 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: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Neurosurgery

Education

University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, 2016

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

St. Mary'S Medical Group, Inc.Group PAC ID 7113098393, 118 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• St Mary'S Hospital Hospital, Athens, GA, CCN 110006
• Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Hospital, Athens, GA, CCN 110074
• St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Hospital, Greensboro, GA, CCN 111329
• Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLC Hospital, Lavonia, GA, CCN 110027
• Piedmont Walton Hospital Hospital, Monroe, GA, CCN 110046

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/7598/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4
• Direct secure messaging: rtownsend2736474@direct.trinity-health.org

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

• St Mary'S Medical Group, Inc

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Athens, GA
  • NPI 1376711333
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• St. Mary'S Medical Group, Inc.

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Athens, GA
  • NPI 1083189591
  NPD
• St. Mary'S Medical Group, Inc.

  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
  • Athens, GA
  • NPI 1316733355
  NPD
• Georgia Spine Surgery Center, LLC

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Athens, GA
  • NPI 1407169212
  NPD (past)

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

• Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Athens, GA
  • NPI 1437186111
  Care Compare affiliation
• Piedmont Walton Hospital Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Monroe, GA
  • NPI 1720589328
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Mary'S Good Samaritan Hospital, Inc.

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Greensboro, GA
  • NPI 1346209137
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Mary'S Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Athens, GA
  • NPI 1871556621
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Mary'S Sacred Heart Hospital, Inc.

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Lavonia, GA
  • NPI 1518354778
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 48089",
            "city": "ATHENS",
            "state": "GA",
            "postal_code": "306048089",
            "telephone_number": "706-389-3740",
            "fax_number": "706-389-3951"
        },
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            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "city": "ATHENS",
            "state": "GA",
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            "telephone_number": "706-548-6881",
            "fax_number": "706-546-0821"
        }
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        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2016-05-08",
        "last_updated": "2026-03-05",
        "certification_date": "2026-03-05",
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    },
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            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
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            "affiliation": "Y",
            "endpointDescription": "2.16.840.1.113883.3.1068.1",
            "affiliationName": "Cobius Healthcare Solutions",
            "use": "OTHER",
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            "useOtherDescription": "CMS esMD eMDR",
            "address_1": "2720 Dundee Rd # 302",
            "city": "Northbrook",
            "state": "IL",
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            "postal_code": "600622609",
            "country_name": "United States",
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        },
        {
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            "affiliation": "N",
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            "address_1": "2142 W Broad St Bldg 100 Ste 200",
            "city": "Athens",
            "state": "GA",
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• Neurological Surgery Physician in Athens, GA
• Providers in Athens, GA by specialty
• Neurological Surgery Physician in Georgia

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 5, 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.

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