NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Bachuss, DNP-DCC FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN

Christopher Bachuss, DNP-DCC FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1437147626, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 13527, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1437147626
Name
Christopher Bachuss
Credential
DNP-DCC FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
13527 TN
138426 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2201 Childrens Way, Nashville, TN 37212
Phone
(615) 963-4488
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110113000298); 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 2201 Childrens Way

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

  1. Austin Sturdivant, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1598456592
  2. Christie Vanlandingham, PTPhysical Therapist1780758995

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,369 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Bachuss2,369
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin283 claims
  2. Memantine Hcl207 claims
  3. Donepezil Hcl169 claims
  4. Carbidopa-Levodopa107 claims
  5. Pregabalin91 claims
  6. Primidone82 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: $2,837.82

181 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Bachuss$2,837.82
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Portland Primary Care, LLCGallatin, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christopher Bachuss among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Christopher Bachuss, DNP-DCC FNP-BC is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,518 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 1,518 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Aholt, PMHNP AND CFNPNashville, TN 372121477515732
  2. Candance Alexander, APNNashville, TN 372121083734339
  3. Penelope Bumpus, NP-CNashville, TN 372121568636785
  4. Virginia Dolezal, A.P.N.Nashville, TN 372121598801482
  5. Beatrice Edmundson, CFNPNashville, TN 372121477659613
  6. Joann Johnson, CFNPNashville, TN 372121740383850
  7. David Lybarger, NPNashville, TN 372121740205020
  8. Marcy Mickiewicz, APRNNashville, TN 372121437246550

Common questions

What is Christopher Bachuss, DNP-DCC FNP-BC's NPI number?

Christopher Bachuss, DNP-DCC FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437147626, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Bachuss, DNP-DCC FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 Childrens Way, Nashville, TN, 37212. Phone: (615) 963-4488. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Bachuss, DNP-DCC FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 13527, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Bachuss, DNP-DCC FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Bachuss, DNP-DCC FNP-BC had 2,369 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.