NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John A. Williams, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN

John A. Williams, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1538103692, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 23572, 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
1538103692
Name
John A. Williams
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
23572 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 20TH Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 284-1400
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 21, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 284-1349
Medicaid ID
3077773 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100121000388); accepts Medicare assignment
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 300 20TH Ave N

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

  1. Renata Alexandre, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1255792230
  2. Patricia Arns, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558306464
  3. Todd Bauer, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1336296136
  4. John Bolds, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1659375467
  5. Parminder Bolina, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1801831714
  6. George Bounds, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1477598712

Verify John A. Williams 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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10.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

33,110 Medicare Part D claims for 1,643 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 426 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Williams33,110
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,933 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate1,246 claims
  3. Eliquis938 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium889 claims
  5. Furosemide766 claims
  6. Lisinopril729 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: $194.96

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Williams$194.96
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Saint Thomas Medical PartnersNashville, TN

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

John A. Williams among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

John A. Williams, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

613 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 613 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Allen, MDNashville, TN 372031316933955
  2. John Anderson, MDNashville, TN 372031003801788
  3. Deepinder Bal, MDNashville, TN 372031376538207
  4. Dana Bannerman, MDNashville, TN 372031649274515
  5. Matthew Beuter, MDNashville, TN 372031992790091
  6. Robert Johnson, MDNashville, TN 372031003801143
  7. Louis Johnson, MDNashville, TN 372031245225937
  8. Richard Martin, MDNashville, TN 372031225023914

Common questions

What is John A. Williams, M.D.'s NPI number?

John A. Williams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538103692, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John A. Williams, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 20TH Ave N, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 284-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John A. Williams, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 23572, 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 John A. Williams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John A. Williams, M.D. had 33,110 Medicare Part D claims for 1,643 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.