Joseph F. Pazona, MD
Urology Physician · Nashville, TN
Joseph F. Pazona, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1447422951, issued on Mar 25, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 58779, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph F. Pazona
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 58779 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2201 Murphy Ave Ste 403, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 527-4700
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2022
- Fax
- (615) 527-4705
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220920000241); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2201 Murphy Ave Ste 403
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Caroline Chester, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1255492948
- Emma DelucaNurse Practitioner1710667589
- Whitney WorkmanFamily Nurse Practitioner1790220747
Verify Joseph F. Pazona in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 58779Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
436 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl131 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate60 claims
- Tramadol Hcl37 claims
- Finasteride32 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride30 claims
- Gemtesa19 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $194.46
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Procept BioRobotics Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare IncMiddlesboro, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 289 urology physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Joseph F. Pazona, MD's NPI number?
Joseph F. Pazona, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447422951, issued on Mar 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph F. Pazona, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 Murphy Ave Ste 403, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 527-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph F. Pazona, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 58779, 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 F. Pazona, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph F. Pazona, MD had 436 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph F. Pazona, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.