NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashte Collins, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Washington, DC

Ashte Collins, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1295902625, issued on May 14, 2008. Check the license (District of Columbia MD038164, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; 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
1295902625
Name
Ashte Collins
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
MD038164 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037
Phone
(202) 741-2283
Enumerated
May 14, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 7, 2022
Fax
(202) 741-2285
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091027000602); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 2006
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 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW

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

  1. Ahmad AalamStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851786909
  2. Nawaf Abaalkhail, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1104246958
  3. Theophilus Abah, MDAnesthesiology Physician1245810696
  4. Yoosif Abdalla, MDNephrology Physician1679851760
  5. Rim Abdallah, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962896886
  6. Rami AbdulbakiAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1851950109

Verify Ashte Collins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
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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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56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,286 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ashte Collins2,286
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Carvedilol134 claims
  2. Farxiga123 claims
  3. Nifedipine Er102 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate100 claims
  5. Sevelamer Carbonate95 claims
  6. Furosemide90 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: $199,290.01

279 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, 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.

  1. Ashte Collins$199,290
  2. Specialty average$3,091

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Medical Faculty Associates, IncWashington, DC

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

Ashte Collins among 79 nephrology physician records in District of Columbia

Ashte Collins, M.D. is one of 79 nephrology physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 70% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 1998 among the 47 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 61% 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 District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in District of Columbia

There are 79 nephrology physician records in District of Columbia.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stefan Dosa, M.D.Washington, DC 200371023062627
  2. Edward Dudek, M.D.Washington, DC 200371669428256
  3. Patrick Gipson, MDWashington, DC 200371144231531
  4. Nicolas Guzman, MDWashington, DC 200371326134313
  5. Violet Habwe, MDWashington, DC 200371821042359
  6. Mohammad Khan, M.D.Washington, DC 200371043267016
  7. Paul Kimmel, M.D.Washington, DC 200371285820407
  8. Bruce Leslie, M.D.Washington, DC 200371689696452

Common questions

What is Ashte Collins, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ashte Collins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295902625, issued on May 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashte Collins, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20037. Phone: (202) 741-2283. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashte Collins, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD038164, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ashte Collins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashte Collins, M.D. had 2,286 Medicare Part D claims for 231 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.