David Kirk Vakey, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Hendersonville, TN
David Kirk Vakey, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, Tennessee, and NPI 1811162803, issued on Apr 29, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 46798, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Kirk Vakey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 46798 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 355 New Shackle Island Road, Hendersonville, TN 37075
- Phone
- (615) 338-1258
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 338-1251
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 355 New Shackle Island Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David Kirk Vakey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 46798Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate13 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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: $54.38
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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.
David Kirk Vakey among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
David Kirk Vakey, M.D. is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hendersonville
They are 12 of the 1,521 NPPES records with a practice address in Hendersonville, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jennifer Grodus, D.O.Hendersonville, TN 370751295267722
- Duane Harrison, M.D.Hendersonville, TN 370751962427153
- Brendan Hayes, MDHendersonville, TN 370751417338484
- Jeremiah Judkins, M.D.Hendersonville, TN 370751972723104
- Joseph Magoun, M.D.Hendersonville, TN 370751861417644
- Chris Mehr, MDHendersonville, TN 370751578766697
Common questions
What is David Kirk Vakey, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Kirk Vakey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811162803, issued on Apr 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Kirk Vakey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 355 New Shackle Island Road, Hendersonville, TN, 37075. Phone: (615) 338-1258. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Kirk Vakey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 46798, 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 David Kirk Vakey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Kirk Vakey, M.D. had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.