NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Matthew Bauer, DO

Hospitalist Physician · Nashville, TN

Joseph Matthew Bauer, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1134680895, issued on Mar 26, 2019. Check the license (Tennessee 4852, 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
1134680895
Name
Joseph Matthew Bauer
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
4852 TN
2023-02491 NC
88844 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
391 Wallace RD, Nashville, TN 37211
Phone
(615) 781-4000
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2019
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220104000516); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Edward Via Col Of Osteo Medicine-Virginia Campus, 2019
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 391 Wallace RD

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

  1. Antoinne Able, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1336127638
  2. Rachel Austin, PHARMDPharmacist1306720867
  3. Avinash Bachwani, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1730127242
  4. Marissa Brewer, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1578820627
  5. William Briggs, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1174602700
  6. Carter BurnsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659219160

Verify Joseph Matthew Bauer 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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13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

452 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Bauer452
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass41 claims
  2. Prednisone25 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
  4. Amiodarone Hcl18 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate15 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: $143.74

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Bauer$143.74
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Wellstar Medical Group LLCAustell, GA

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

Joseph Matthew Bauer among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee

Joseph Matthew Bauer, DO 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 2019, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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. Dakhaz Mohammed, M.D.Nashville, TN 372111972764546
  2. Sareda Nur, MDNashville, TN 372111518984517
  3. Gerald Onuoha, MD, MSNashville, TN 372091790171544
  4. Abiodun Adefurin, MDNashville, TN 372081265886568
  5. Andrew BasalyNashville, TN 372081619597853
  6. Dockmias Demeke, MDNashville, TN 372081437619749
  7. Kai Lu, MDNashville, TN 372081336727635
  8. Fatuma MohammedNashville, TN 372081619617578

Common questions

What is Joseph Matthew Bauer, DO's NPI number?

Joseph Matthew Bauer, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134680895, issued on Mar 26, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Matthew Bauer, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 391 Wallace RD, Nashville, TN, 37211. Phone: (615) 781-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Matthew Bauer, DO's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 4852, 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 Joseph Matthew Bauer, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Matthew Bauer, DO had 452 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.