NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karl B. Hammonds, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Nashville, TN

Karl B. Hammonds, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1952512865, issued on May 24, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 43918, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952512865
Name
Karl B. Hammonds
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
43918 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4220 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205
Phone
(615) 222-6977
Enumerated
May 24, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 222-5322
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081203000066); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2004
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 4220 Harding Pike

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  2. David Adams-Chunn, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1427341544
  3. Danijela AleksicFamily Nurse Practitioner1497621197
  4. Kwame AsareSolid Organ Transplant Pharmacist1659220556
  5. Mary Bacigalupo, RN, CCRN, ACNP, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1043481369
  6. Missy Baker, DONeurology Physician1649532821

Verify Karl B. Hammonds 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Havely Springs Physician Services PCMurfreesboro, TN

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

Karl B. Hammonds among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee

Karl B. Hammonds, MD 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 2007, is newer than 26% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 26% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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. Hawkins Bassey, M.DNashville, TN 372051629362132
  2. Adu Boachie, MDNashville, TN 372051255691978
  3. Joan Bowles, MDNashville, TN 372051659463958
  4. Matthew Joseph, MDNashville, TN 372051013273044
  5. Brockton Sansing, MDNashville, TN 372051144413956
  6. Beverly Turner-Winbush, MDNashville, TN 372051992792576
  7. Angus Webber, MDNashville, TN 372051134102304
  8. Jacob Franco, M.DNashville, TN 372041346695608

Common questions

What is Karl B. Hammonds, MD's NPI number?

Karl B. Hammonds, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952512865, issued on May 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karl B. Hammonds, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4220 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 222-6977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karl B. Hammonds, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 43918, 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.

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.