Carlton Zelliot Adams, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN
Carlton Zelliot Adams, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1689652893, issued on Jan 6, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 18775, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlton Zelliot Adams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- 18775 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 350 Wallace RD, Nashville, TN 37211
- Phone
- (615) 497-2458
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (615) 296-4444
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251201002462); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Carlton Zelliot Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
113 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cilostazol27 claims
- Clopidogrel22 claims
- Nortriptyline Hcl13 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $211.61
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Alliance Healthcare System, IncHolly Springs, MS · Acute Care Hospitals
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).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 130 vascular surgery physician records in Tennessee.
Other vascular surgery physician records in Tennessee
- Donald Akers, M.D.Knoxville, TN1356363477
- Ziad Al Adas, MDNashville, TN1578053492
- Mojahid Ali, MDJackson, TN1821627910
- Robert AllenKingsport, TN1578791307
- Terry Allen, M.D.Nashville, TN1245238971
- Hamda Almaazmi, MBBSMemphis, TN1275192312
- Daniel Alterman, MDGermantown, TN1124284427
- Joshua Arnold, M.D.Knoxville, TN1417070103
- Shahin Assadnia, M.D.Morristown, TN1639178932
- Thomas Beazley, MDNashville, TN1679063325
Common questions
What is Carlton Zelliot Adams, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carlton Zelliot Adams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689652893, issued on Jan 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlton Zelliot Adams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Wallace RD, Nashville, TN, 37211. Phone: (615) 497-2458. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlton Zelliot Adams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 18775, 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 Carlton Zelliot Adams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlton Zelliot Adams, M.D. had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlton Zelliot Adams, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.