Christopher Matthew Sobey, M.D.
Pain Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Christopher Matthew Sobey, M.D. is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1720221831, issued on Apr 20, 2009. Check the license (Tennessee 46897, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Matthew Sobey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- 46897 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140805001856); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Matthew Sobey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 46897Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
1,231 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 383 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl162 claims
- Gabapentin126 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen99 claims
- Cephalexin88 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen88 claims
- Pregabalin73 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): 97.1 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: $76.31
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
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.
Christopher Matthew Sobey among 21 pain medicine physician records in Tennessee
Christopher Matthew Sobey, M.D. is one of 21 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2007 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 21 pain medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shravani Durbhakula, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321447510771
- Ryan McGowanNashville, TN 372321508394453
- Puneet Mishra, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321518302579
- Amanda Toye, MDNashville, TN 372321346440914
- Jeremy Walker, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321699062364
- John Corey, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121821060435
- Michael Bowman, DOMurfreesboro, TN 371281942628201
- James Ladson, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371281609879527
Common questions
What is Christopher Matthew Sobey, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Matthew Sobey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720221831, issued on Apr 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Matthew Sobey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Matthew Sobey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 46897, 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 Matthew Sobey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Matthew Sobey, M.D. had 1,231 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Matthew Sobey, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.