Carlos Alberto Podesta, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Cookeville, TN
Carlos Alberto Podesta, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1881099885, issued on Nov 3, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 60531, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Alberto Podesta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 60531 TN
TRN17376 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 238 W 4TH St Ste 200, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (931) 783-5582
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200722003141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlos Alberto Podesta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 60531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,439 Medicare Part D claims for 655 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate381 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate261 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium248 claims
- Eliquis227 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er204 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium189 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): 13.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $397.57
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Asahi Intecc USA, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Crmc Mso Sub 1 IncorporatedCookeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carlos Alberto Podesta among 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee
Carlos Alberto Podesta, M.D. is one of 464 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 86% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1999 among the 320 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 464 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cookeville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mariano Battaglia, M.DCookeville, TN 385011376588913
- Robert Case, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011407963481
- Vertilio Cornielle-Caamano, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011205272606
- Adrian Danchenko, MDCookeville, TN 385011124027230
- Timothy Fournet, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011780791764
- Michael Lenhart, MDCookeville, TN 385011053427187
- Ashley Nickerson, DOCookeville, TN 385011376785410
- Scott Reising, MDCookeville, TN 385011033376595
Common questions
What is Carlos Alberto Podesta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlos Alberto Podesta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881099885, issued on Nov 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Alberto Podesta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 238 W 4TH St Ste 200, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 783-5582. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Alberto Podesta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 60531, 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 Carlos Alberto Podesta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Alberto Podesta, M.D. had 3,439 Medicare Part D claims for 655 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlos Alberto Podesta, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 13.5 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.