NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Allen Colburn, MD

Hospitalist Physician · McMinnville, TN

Christopher Allen Colburn, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in McMinnville, Tennessee, and NPI 1518958115, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 35374, 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
1518958115
Name
Christopher Allen Colburn
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
35374 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1559 Sparta St, McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone
(615) 396-5822
Enumerated
Nov 2, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 396-6751
Medicaid ID
38655101 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070201000290); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1998
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 1559 Sparta St

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

  1. Mark BlackmonPhysician Assistant1184359051
  2. Vandana BottaInternal Medicine Physician1013335728
  3. Steven Bouldin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1669799532
  4. Kristina Brown, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1922754175
  5. Lindsey Burton, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1023630449
  6. Jason Cash, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1144834359

Verify Christopher Allen Colburn 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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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

362 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Colburn362
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone31 claims
  2. Cefuroxime21 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
  4. Levofloxacin19 claims
  5. Furosemide18 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium17 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: $26.07

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. 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. Christopher Colburn$26.07
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southeastern Physician Services PCUnion City, TN

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

Christopher Allen Colburn among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee

Christopher Allen Colburn, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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. Muhammad AliMurfreesboro, TN 371281639810278
  2. Olayinka Elesha, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371291083887954
  3. Radhika Gaddipati, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291801961719
  4. Ron Johnson, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371291073553608
  5. Terrance Kane, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291336602549
  6. Movado Long, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291174914329
  7. Snigdha Priyadarshi, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291972670552
  8. Courtney Tafesse, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN 371291760870265

Common questions

What is Christopher Allen Colburn, MD's NPI number?

Christopher Allen Colburn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518958115, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Allen Colburn, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1559 Sparta St, McMinnville, TN, 37110. Phone: (615) 396-5822. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Allen Colburn, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 35374, 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 Christopher Allen Colburn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Allen Colburn, MD had 362 Medicare Part D claims for 174 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.