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Nephrologists who accept Medicare in Nashville, TN
CMS lists 73 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Nashville. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 72. Offer telehealth: 23.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 37232 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $122, of which you pay about $30; a follow-up visit $94, of which you pay about $23 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Belen A. Nunez Cespedes, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 93.1/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010FemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $27Mahwash Kamal, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008FemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $26Chike Nzerue, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 41/100Graduated 1988MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $37,447Kehinde M. Ajayi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $20Saieda A. Alleyne, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Waleed K. Asfar, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010MaleRalph C. Atkinson III, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1985 · University of Mississippi School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $251Taurino N. Avelar, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012 · Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $733Laura Binari, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2016FemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Kelly A. Birdwell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2001 · Emory University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Nashville: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $138Fabian Bock, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015MaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Abigail L. Bradner, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $36Rachel A. Burdick, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996 · University of Maryland School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Nashville: 2Anna M. Burgner, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2007 · Indiana University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Yasar K. Caliskan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999MaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $6,408Shilpa Carlson, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2006 · At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, KirksvilleFemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $2Ranjan Chanda, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $12Taylor M. Chaney, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020MaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $27David P. Choma, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006 · Albany Medical College of Union UniversityMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $144Michael D. Coleman Jr., MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1994 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMalePraveen Dandamudi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $13Remy Fadel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018FemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1William H. Fissell IV, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998 · Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn RSV UniversityMaleMaryn V. Gardner, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · University of Tennessee, HSC, College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $157Christin M. Giordano McAuliffe, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016FemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $118Christie A. Green, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · University of Tennessee, HSC, College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,280Ann D. Herron, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2011FemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $30Tracy E. Hunley, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1991 · University of Tennessee, HSC, College of MedicineMaleHunter K. Huston, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008 · University of Tennessee, HSC, College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $136Talat A. Ikizler, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1987MaleKathy L. Jabs, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1982 · Columbia University College of Physicians and SurgeonsFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $138Gaurav Jain, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2004 · Medical College of Georgia School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $771Abhijay Jalota, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010MaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $123Harry K. Johnson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1963 · Tufts University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $51Jyotheen S. Karam, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $146Vinai Kumar Katragadda, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $361Saadia Khan
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $161Anthony J. Langone, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1996MaleOther offices in Nashville: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $9,436Matthew A. Leavitt, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · Ohio State University College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $202Stanley M. Lee, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1970MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $18Julia B. Lewis, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1980 · University of Illinois College of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)FemaleOther offices in Nashville: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $19,681Douglas Linfert, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002 · St. Louis College of Physicians and SurgeonsMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $294James M. Luther, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2001 · Vanderbilt University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Nashville: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $2,769Marika Manolopoulou
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012FemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Natalie McCall, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013 · Vanderbilt University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $25Jobeth McCoy, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015 · Edward Via Col of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas CampusFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $186Christopher A. Molini, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013 · University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $190Venkat Ram Rakesh Mundra, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2009MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $5Oladapo O. Omitowoju, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1984MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $66Nikhil A. Parikh, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003MaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $85Brett Parker
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $120Anumeet Priyadarshi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1991MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $13Peter P. Reese, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Hany N. Rezk, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2002 · University of Mississippi School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $6,553Gregory P. Rowbatham, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $95Adel Saleh, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1978MaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $290Neil S. Sanghani, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2005 · Tulane University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Nashville: 3Bonnie A. Sarrell, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015 · Mercer University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Heidi M. Schaefer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1998 · Cincinnati College of Medicine and SurgeryFemaleOther offices in Nashville: 3Saed Shawar
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $245Edward D. Siew
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999 · University of Chicago, Pritzker School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $79Ashish Soni, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $20Benjamin E. Studdard, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $71Jerome S. Tannenbaum
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1976 · Vanderbilt University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Robert K. Taylor, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989 · University of Colorado School of Medicine, DenverMaleJefferson L. Triozzi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2017 · University of Cincinnati College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Ebele M. Umeukeje, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003FemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Sundararajan Venkatesh, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $17James C. Wilbeck, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004 · University of Alabama School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $459Clara R. Womack, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1984 · University of Tennessee, HSC, College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Nashville: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $3Christina Ynares, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1972FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $58Ling Yu, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $142Fareeha Abid, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2018Female
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).