Kenneth Hicks, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Kenneth Hicks, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1871573196, issued on Jan 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000011486, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Hicks
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD0000011486 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 Kermit Dr, Nashville, TN 37217
- Phone
- (615) 361-6953
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 360-0947
- Medicaid ID
- 3186178 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040227000759); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Hicks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000011486Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,770 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium307 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate205 claims
- Losartan Potassium147 claims
- Metformin Hcl113 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate98 claims
- Glipizide83 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.
Kenneth Hicks among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Kenneth Hicks, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
613 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Nashville
They are 613 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth Hicks, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth Hicks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871573196, issued on Jan 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Hicks, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Kermit Dr, Nashville, TN, 37217. Phone: (615) 361-6953. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Hicks, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000011486, 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 Kenneth Hicks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Hicks, MD had 2,770 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.