Joseph Elsakr, MD, PHD
Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Joseph Elsakr, MD, PHD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1245811959, issued on Apr 15, 2021. Check the license (Tennessee 66942, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Elsakr
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 66942 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Patterson St Ste 400, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 342-5900
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241104001975); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2400 Patterson St Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kenzie Carpenter, AGACNP,RNFANurse Practitioner1811461908
- Allen Conn, PA-CPhysician Assistant1730689373
- Jesse Gettinger, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376108324
- Megan Huning, APRN FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1013686815
Verify Joseph Elsakr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 66942Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
551 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium47 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Gabapentin19 claims
- Losartan Potassium19 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium16 claims
- 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: $183.29
10 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.
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
- Columbia Medical Group - The Frist Clinic IncNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (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.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Elsakr, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Joseph Elsakr, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245811959, issued on Apr 15, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Elsakr, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Patterson St Ste 400, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 342-5900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Elsakr, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 66942, 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 Elsakr, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Elsakr, MD, PHD had 551 Medicare Part D claims for 128 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.