Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD
Epilepsy Physician · Nashville, TN
Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD is an epilepsy physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1568546679, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 18635, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bassel Abou-Khalil
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Epilepsy Physician 2084E0001X
- License number
- 18635 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 936-2000
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 1512383 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090403000567); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bassel Abou-Khalil in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average epilepsy physician in 2024
4,595 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 934 among the 476 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clobazam555 claims
- Lamotrigine407 claims
- Xcopri388 claims
- Lacosamide287 claims
- Lamotrigine Er219 claims
- Levetiracetam209 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Jennie Stuart Medical Center IncHopkinsville, KY
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.
Bassel Abou-Khalil among 23 epilepsy physician records in Tennessee
Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD is one of 23 epilepsy physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 100% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2008 among the 21 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 0% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084E0001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Epilepsy Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 23 epilepsy physician records in Tennessee.
All 23 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Epilepsy Physician nationwide →
The 8 epilepsy physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susanta Bandyopadhyay, M.D., PH.DNashville, TN 372321942473954
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- Jonah Fox, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321104277508
- Martin Gallagher, MD, PHDNashville, TN 372321023105137
- Terese Gullo, MDNashville, TN 372321841828662
- Kevin Haas, MDNashville, TN 372321962599084
- Andre Lagrange, MD, PHD, ABCN, ABPNNashville, TN 372321568559672
- William Nobis, MD,PHDNashville, TN 372321750677647
Common questions
What is Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD's NPI number?
Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568546679, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 936-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 18635, 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 Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bassel Abou-Khalil, MD had 4,595 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among epilepsy physician prescribers was 934. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bassel Abou-Khalil, 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.