Kelly A. Carden, MD
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Nashville, TN
Kelly A. Carden, MD is a sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1811978737, issued on Nov 8, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000042892, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelly A. Carden
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RS0012X
- License number
- MD0000042892 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 20TH Ave N Ste G8, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 284-7533
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 284-7575
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100601000440); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records → All 27 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 300 20TH Ave N Ste G8
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Zoey Williams, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1245910405
Verify Kelly A. Carden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000042892Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
501 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 585 among the 852 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Zolpidem Tartrate92 claims
- Armodafinil58 claims
- Gabapentin39 claims
- Trazodone Hcl36 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine26 claims
- Modafinil25 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: $680.44
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harmony Biosciences LLC. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,724.37 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
- Saint Thomas Medical PartnersNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelly A. Carden among 27 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee
Kelly A. Carden, MD is one of 27 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 85% 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, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1999 among the 19 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RS0012X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 27 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee.
All 27 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Haynes, MDNashville, TN 372031104810274
- Kaung SanNashville, TN 372041720519820
- Laura Donahue, MDNashville, TN 372321538795521
- Rosemarie Dudenhofer, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321760643803
- Mitchell Gigandet, MDNashville, TN 372321831726009
- Lily Kim, MDNashville, TN 372321245736032
- James Sheller, MDNashville, TN 372321538268974
- Paula Watson, MDNashville, TN 372321780776104
Common questions
What is Kelly A. Carden, MD's NPI number?
Kelly A. Carden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811978737, issued on Nov 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelly A. Carden, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 20TH Ave N Ste G8, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 284-7533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelly A. Carden, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000042892, 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 Kelly A. Carden, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelly A. Carden, MD had 501 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 585. 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.