Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,891
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 386
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,401
- MIPS score, 2024
- 97
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203
- Practice phone
- Call (615) 342-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. is an ophthalmologist in Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. McFarland practices at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. McFarland's NPI, 1710932785, was assigned on May 24, 2006. Dr. McFarland graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1980. Dr. McFarland holds Tennessee license MD0000018067.
- NPI
- 1710932785NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0446149306
- NPI enumeration date
- May 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (615) 342-1000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 72
- Medical school graduation
- 1980
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. practices at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. McFarland's primary practice is TriStar Centennial Medical Center, at 2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203 in Davidson County. The practice phone is (615) 342-1000.
- TriStar Centennial Medical Center2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203 · Davidson CountyPhone(615) 342-1000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. is affiliated with 1 site of care
Dr. McFarland's primary practice is TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. McFarland's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. McFarland practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| TriStar Centennial Medical Center | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. is one of 310 ophthalmologists in Tennessee
Ophthalmology is Dr. McFarland's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. McFarland is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, TennesseePrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. McFarland
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. billed Medicare for 1,891 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,891 Medicare services from Dr. McFarland across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 386 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $113,276 for them.
Dr. McFarland's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,3082024: 1,14512%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6112024: 6303%
- Surgery
- 2023: 792024: 11647%
Where Dr. McFarland's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,82897%
- In a facility633%
Dr. McFarland compared with the Tennessee median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. McFarland
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 1,891vs 1,58419% above
- Medicare patients
- 386vs 63639% below
- Part D claims
- 4,301vs 6336.8 times
Medians across 333 ophthalmologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. McFarland's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. treated 386 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 386 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McFarland in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 182 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. McFarland's median patient age at 73, with 66% women.
Dr. McFarland's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. McFarland's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women23561%
- Men15139%
Chronic conditions among Dr. McFarland's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol73%
- Arthritis44%
- Diabetes42%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
- Ischemic heart disease21%
- Cancer18%
- Anxiety17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. McFarland's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women66%
- Men33%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. wrote 4,401 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. McFarland wrote 4,401 Medicare Part D claims for 681 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,301 of them, across 33 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $476,573 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,251 claims across 31 drugs.
Dr. McFarland's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,945 claims67%
- Brand-name1,456 claims33%
Dr. McFarland's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. McFarland's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics0%19 of 4,401 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4,2512024: 4,3011%
Drugs named by CMS: 33 in 2024, 31 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. McFarland for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. McFarland accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. McFarland as offering telehealth. CMS counts 306 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. McFarland, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. McFarland's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 97of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 89of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. McFarland ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 90th percentile306 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. received $2,106 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 117 general payments to Dr. McFarland from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $631.
General payments to Dr. McFarland by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. McFarland by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,06198%
- Gifts$442%
Companies that paid Dr. McFarland the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
Dr. McFarland graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1980.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr.'s profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr.'s NPI number is 1710932785. It was assigned on May 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr.?
Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. is an ophthalmologist in Nashville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. practice?
Dr. McFarland practices at 2300 Patterson Street, Nashville, TN 37203. Dr. McFarland's primary practice is TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, part of HCA Healthcare.
What is Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. McFarland is (615) 342-1000.
What is Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr.'s medical license number?
Dr. McFarland holds Tennessee license MD0000018067.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. affiliated with?
Dr. McFarland practices at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Does Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. McFarland billed Medicare for 1,891 services in 2024, and Dr. McFarland accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. McFarland as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr.'s MIPS score?
Dr. McFarland's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. see?
CMS counts 386 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McFarland in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. McFarland's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92020) and eye exam or test (92134).
Where did Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. go to medical school?
Dr. McFarland graduated from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine in 1980.
What drugs does Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. McFarland's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Timolol Maleate.
Has Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,106 in general payments to Dr. McFarland from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Ronald E. McFarland Sr. been practicing?
Dr. McFarland graduated from medical school in 1980, 46 years ago.
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