NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph M. Sharpe, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Nashville, TN

Joseph M. Sharpe, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1508863929, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 37387, 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
1508863929
Name
Joseph M. Sharpe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
37387 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2010 Church St, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 284-3850
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 284-4350
Medicaid ID
3881940 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050108000054); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1999
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 2010 Church St

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

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  3. John Austin, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1326021064
  4. Dana Bannerman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1649274515
  5. Margaret Brennan, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1124014170
  6. Jordan Cartwright, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063837813

Verify Joseph M. Sharpe 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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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

664 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.

  1. Joseph Sharpe664
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl62 claims
  2. Clonazepam58 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate54 claims
  4. Desvenlafaxine Succinate Er43 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl41 claims
  6. Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine33 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: $471.98

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Sharpe$471.98
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Saint Thomas Medical PartnersNashville, TN
  2. Two Rivers Physician Services PCNashville, TN

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

Joseph M. Sharpe among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee

Joseph M. Sharpe, M.D. is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Aylor, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031811091325
  2. Robert Chalfant, MDNashville, TN 372031457317778
  3. Anne Fottrell, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031740222538
  4. Robert Jamieson, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031184602757
  5. Robert Korman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031821030727
  6. Alan Lynch, MDNashville, TN 372031265449490
  7. Stephen Mory, MDNashville, TN 372031821096538
  8. Bhupendra Rajpura, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031629056569

Common questions

What is Joseph M. Sharpe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph M. Sharpe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508863929, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph M. Sharpe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2010 Church St, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 284-3850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph M. Sharpe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 37387, 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 M. Sharpe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph M. Sharpe, M.D. had 664 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.