NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alistair James Reid Finlayson, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Nashville, TN

Alistair James Reid Finlayson, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1538243639, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 34835, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538243639
Name
Alistair James Reid Finlayson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
34835 TN
MD34835 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 322-3000
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2025
Medicaid ID
Q019863 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050713001228); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kristie AamodtPediatric Endocrinology Physician1780115931
  2. Hibo Abdi, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1336761758
  3. Hodan Abdi, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710383922
  4. Cecilia Abello, PA-CPhysician Assistant1760336101
  5. Ahad Abid, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316500176
  6. Yara Aboshady, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558998971

Verify Alistair James Reid Finlayson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

138 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Alistair Finlayson138
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone22 claims
  2. Lithium Carbonate11 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital affiliation

  1. 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.

Alistair James Reid Finlayson among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee

Alistair James Reid Finlayson, MD is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1969 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Allahham, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321538120126
  2. Nathaniel Clark, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321528034675
  3. Brian Haworth, PSYDNashville, TN 372321043307176
  4. Stephan Heckers, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321164412003
  5. William Hewlett, MD, PHDNashville, TN 372321780776195
  6. James McFerrin, MDNashville, TN 372321700996535
  7. Keith Meador, MDNashville, TN 372321699881482
  8. Stephen Montgomery, MDNashville, TN 372321417044520

Common questions

What is Alistair James Reid Finlayson, MD's NPI number?

Alistair James Reid Finlayson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538243639, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alistair James Reid Finlayson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alistair James Reid Finlayson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34835, 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 Alistair James Reid Finlayson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alistair James Reid Finlayson, MD had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alistair James Reid Finlayson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.