NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ara James Hanissian, MD

Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Collierville, TN

Ara James Hanissian, MD is an adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Collierville, Tennessee, and NPI 1679649271, issued on Nov 27, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 29057, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679649271
Name
Ara James Hanissian
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RA0000X
License number
29057 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
574 Green Tree CV, Collierville, TN 38017
Phone
(901) 853-2021
Enumerated
Nov 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(901) 853-2434
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090623000779); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1993
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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Verify Ara James Hanissian 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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76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

6,411 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,639 among the 177 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 85 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ara Hanissian6,411
  2. Specialty average3,639

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium479 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium253 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl Er233 claims
  4. Telmisartan229 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium197 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium161 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: $4,170.27

271 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 96 providers of this specialty with any payment received $515.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ara Hanissian$4,170.27
  2. Specialty average$515.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Consolidated Medical Practices OF Memphis,pllcMemphis, TN
  2. Physiotherapy Associates IncGermantown, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ara James Hanissian among 10 adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee

Ara James Hanissian, MD is one of 10 adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 70% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 90% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 10 adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brent Snader, M.D.Memphis, TN 381121932157260
  2. Bradley Carter, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379151801845821
  3. Alston Warr, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381245289305
  4. Jayraj Shah, MDLawrenceburg, TN 384641457364671
  5. Jessie Copeland, M.D.Celina, TN 385511164412474
  6. Stephen Callahan, MD, MPHNashville, TN 372321104913219
  7. John Greene, MDNashville, TN 372321932291358
  8. Annola Dildy, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291376747931

Common questions

What is Ara James Hanissian, MD's NPI number?

Ara James Hanissian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679649271, issued on Nov 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ara James Hanissian, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 574 Green Tree CV, Collierville, TN, 38017. Phone: (901) 853-2021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ara James Hanissian, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29057, 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 Ara James Hanissian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ara James Hanissian, MD had 6,411 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries; the average among adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 3,639. 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.