NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joan M. Bowles, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Nashville, TN

Joan M. Bowles, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1659463958, issued on Sep 28, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 32019, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659463958
Name
Joan M. Bowles
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
32019 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4220 Harding RD, Nashville, TN 37205
Phone
(615) 222-6977
Enumerated
Sep 28, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 222-5322
Medicaid IDs
7100023060 KY
3861249 TN
3861248 TN
3710089 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040401001535); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4220 Harding RD

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

  1. Ronald Addlestone, MDRadiological Physics Physician1790769412
  2. Ansel Anderson, MDSpecialist1538112602
  3. Paul Barnett, MDInternal Medicine Physician1932360732
  4. Richard Belden, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1174507883
  5. Paul Bergeron, MDSpecialist1235182429
  6. Christopher Burke, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1942590211

Verify Joan M. Bowles 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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Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Grinnell Regional Medical CenterFranklin, TN
  2. Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationFranklin, TN
  3. The Finley HospitalFranklin, TN

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

Joan M. Bowles among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee

Joan M. Bowles, 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 74% 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 updated2014 · 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. Hawkins Bassey, M.DNashville, TN 372051629362132
  2. Adu Boachie, MDNashville, TN 372051255691978
  3. Karl Hammonds, MDNashville, TN 372051952512865
  4. Matthew Joseph, MDNashville, TN 372051013273044
  5. Brockton Sansing, MDNashville, TN 372051144413956
  6. Beverly Turner-Winbush, MDNashville, TN 372051992792576
  7. Angus Webber, MDNashville, TN 372051134102304
  8. Jacob Franco, M.DNashville, TN 372041346695608

Common questions

What is Joan M. Bowles, MD's NPI number?

Joan M. Bowles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659463958, issued on Sep 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joan M. Bowles, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4220 Harding RD, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 222-6977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joan M. Bowles, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 32019, 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.

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.