Adel Saleh, M D
Nephrology Physician · Nashville, TN
Adel Saleh, M D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1720033038, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 21527, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adel Saleh
- Credential
- M D
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 21527 TN
MD0000021527 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-5000
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 3060706 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080124000627); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Adel Saleh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21527Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
409 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol46 claims
- Furosemide46 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate28 claims
- Nifedipine Er26 claims
- Calcitriol22 claims
- Losartan Potassium19 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: $19.74
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Adel Saleh among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Adel Saleh, M D is one of 266 nephrology 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 2006, is newer than 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Breyer, MDNashville, TN 372321619075561
- Kerri Cavanaugh, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321215986781
- Jamie Dwyer, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321851303788
- Alfred George, MDNashville, TN 372321578662904
- Thomas Golper, MDNashville, TN 372321043229495
- Volker Haase, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321457386591
- Raymond Hakim, MD, PHDNashville, TN 372321366540213
- Raymond Harris, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321851303705
Common questions
What is Adel Saleh, M D's NPI number?
Adel Saleh, M D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720033038, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adel Saleh, 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 Adel Saleh, M D's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 21527, 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 Adel Saleh, M D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adel Saleh, M D had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.