Edward Kirk Barnes, M.D.
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Nashville, TN
Edward Kirk Barnes, M.D. is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1770538738, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 29751, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Kirk Barnes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 29751 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3443 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN 37207
- Phone
- (615) 860-1556
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 860-1558
- Medicaid IDs
- 3872752 TN
64049976 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100208000387); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3443 Dickerson Pike
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Edward Kirk Barnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29751Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
980 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole118 claims
- Ondansetron Odt80 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate77 claims
- Imbruvica48 claims
- Xarelto41 claims
- Dexamethasone36 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,029.40
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tennessee Oncology PLLCTullahoma, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Tennessee
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Common questions
What is Edward Kirk Barnes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Kirk Barnes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770538738, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Kirk Barnes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3443 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN, 37207. Phone: (615) 860-1556. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Kirk Barnes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29751, 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 Edward Kirk Barnes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Kirk Barnes, M.D. had 980 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Kirk Barnes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.