Abdul Hadi Kaakour, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Nashville, TN
Abdul Hadi Kaakour, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1487004396, issued on Jun 21, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 68510, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Abdul Hadi Kaakour
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 68510 TN
267753 MA
35.138594 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230915000589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Abdul Hadi Kaakour in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 68510Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
99 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate25 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine14 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $266.32
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Abdul Hadi Kaakour among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Abdul Hadi Kaakour, M.D. is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
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- Karla Johns, MDNashville, TN 372321194828764
Common questions
What is Abdul Hadi Kaakour, M.D.'s NPI number?
Abdul Hadi Kaakour, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487004396, issued on Jun 21, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Abdul Hadi Kaakour, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Abdul Hadi Kaakour, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 68510, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Abdul Hadi Kaakour, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Abdul Hadi Kaakour, M.D. had 99 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.