Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Bethany Birkelo, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN

Bethany Birkelo, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1871942821, issued on Jun 10, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 4765, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1871942821
Name
Bethany Birkelo
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
4765 TN
008318 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 936-2000
Enumerated
Jun 10, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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 AamodtPediatrics Physician1780115931
  2. Hibo Abdi, APRNNurse Practitioner1336761758
  3. Hodan Abdi, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710383922
  4. Cecilia Abello, PA-CPhysician Assistant1760336101
  5. Ahad Abid, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316500176
  6. Yara Aboshady, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1558998971

Verify Bethany Birkelo 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

50 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Bethany Birkelo50
  2. Specialty average2,785

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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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 or facility affiliation

  1. Fairview Express CareMinneapolis, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

854 internal medicine physician records list a Nashville practice address

They are 854 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a Nashville practice address, and 2,907 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

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  3. Matthew Abbate, MDNashville, TN1982796306
  4. Kazeen Abdullah, M.D.Smyrna, TN1790084929
  5. Sarmed Abdullah, M.D.Lexington, TN1588755359
  6. Mark Abi Nader, M.D.Memphis, TN1841538147
  7. Mouna Abouamara, MDJohnson City, TN1447324603
  8. Betty Abraham, MDChattanooga, TN1093923633
  9. Vandana Abramson, MDNashville, TN1154359602
  10. Tarek Absi, MDNashville, TN1578647681

Common questions

What is Bethany Birkelo, D.O.'s NPI number?

Bethany Birkelo, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871942821, issued on Jun 10, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bethany Birkelo, D.O. 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 Bethany Birkelo, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 4765, 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 Bethany Birkelo, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bethany Birkelo, D.O. had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Bethany Birkelo, D.O.'s Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

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