Belen A. Nunez Cespedes, MD
Nephrology Physician · Nashville, TN
Belen A. Nunez Cespedes, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1780081059, issued on Dec 2, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 75734, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Belen A. Nunez Cespedes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 75734 TN
0101266086 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-5000
- Enumerated
- Dec 2, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260130000902); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Belen A. Nunez Cespedes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 75734Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
439 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Valsartan83 claims
- Nifedipine Er47 claims
- Kerendia43 claims
- Furosemide38 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
- Calcitriol20 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: $183.33
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Belen A. Nunez Cespedes among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Belen A. Nunez Cespedes, MD 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 2014, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Belen A. Nunez Cespedes, MD's NPI number?
Belen A. Nunez Cespedes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780081059, issued on Dec 2, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Belen A. Nunez Cespedes, MD 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 Belen A. Nunez Cespedes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 75734, 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 Belen A. Nunez Cespedes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Belen A. Nunez Cespedes, MD had 439 Medicare Part D claims for 102 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.