Joseph Schlesinger, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Nashville, TN
Joseph Schlesinger, M.D. is a critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1326211665, issued on Apr 8, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 45458, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Schlesinger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LC0200X
- License number
- 45458 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1211 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212
- Phone
- (615) 343-6268
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2022
- Fax
- (615) 343-6272
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130830000527); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Schlesinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 45458Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 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: $7,313.26
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,001.81 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joseph Schlesinger among 59 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Tennessee
Joseph Schlesinger, M.D. is one of 59 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 39% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 53 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 27% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LC0200X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 59 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bret Alvis, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121366685174
- Nathan Ashby, MDNashville, TN 372121700933678
- Frederic Billings, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121932374485
- Robert Freundlich, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121952620320
- John Hall, M.D., C.M.Nashville, TN 372121730338211
- Christopher Hughes, MDNashville, TN 372121699822486
- Adam King, M.D.Nashville, TN 372121639311657
- Tracy McGrane, MDNashville, TN 372121316094279
Common questions
What is Joseph Schlesinger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Schlesinger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326211665, issued on Apr 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Schlesinger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1211 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37212. Phone: (615) 343-6268. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Schlesinger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 45458, 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.
What is Joseph Schlesinger, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.