NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Binish Ather

Hospitalist Physician · Nashville, TN

Binish Ather is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1376196303, issued on Jul 18, 2019. Check the license (Tennessee 65409, 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
1376196303
Name
Binish Ather
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
65409 TN
4351045202 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 322-5000
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2019
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220802001940); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1301 Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Sean Abbott, MDPlastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician1659992360
  2. Yusuf Acikgoz, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336072529
  3. Ibukunoluwa AdedugbeAnesthesiology Physician1740147313
  4. Puja Aggarwal, M.D.Neurology Physician1295997377
  5. Melissa AkpinarAnesthesiology Physician1598405086
  6. Sydney Albrecht, PAPhysician Assistant1215616677

Verify Binish Ather 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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16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

436 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Binish Ather436
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium40 claims
  2. Prednisone35 claims
  3. Cefdinir32 claims
  4. Furosemide20 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate16 claims
  6. Trelegy Ellipta14 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: $49.86

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Binish Ather$49.86
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
  2. Cookeville Hospitalist Group PLLCCookeville, TN

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.

Binish Ather among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee

Binish Ather is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Carmody, MDNashville, TN 372321740275221
  2. Lisa Clewner-Newman, MDNashville, TN 372321356498208
  3. Shelley Ellis, MDNashville, TN 372321073612412
  4. Angela Horton, MDNashville, TN 372321174730386
  5. Saad Khan, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321538356571
  6. Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSCNashville, TN 372321134239874
  7. Joshua Labrin, MDNashville, TN 372321548462278
  8. Gregory Plemmons, MDNashville, TN 372321487746897

Common questions

What is Binish Ather's NPI number?

Binish Ather's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376196303, issued on Jul 18, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Binish Ather located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Binish Ather's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 65409, 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 Binish Ather prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Binish Ather had 436 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.