NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Watford, APRN

Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN

Kenneth Watford, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1275620379, issued on Oct 9, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 7258, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275620379
Name
Kenneth Watford
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
7258 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 322-3000
Enumerated
Oct 9, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 19, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051031000090); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3601 Tvc

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

  1. Matthew Abbate, MDInternal Medicine Physician1982796306
  2. Ty Abel, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1720175854
  3. Robert Abraham, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1285781161
  4. Thomas Abramo, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1629165758
  5. Tarek Absi, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1578647681
  6. Lealani Acosta, MDNeurology Physician1003019902

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

1,564 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Kenneth Watford1,564
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Azelastine Hcl447 claims
  2. Fluticasone Propionate395 claims
  3. Diazepam237 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt62 claims
  5. Mometasone Furoate54 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone48 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.

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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital affiliation

  1. 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.

328 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 328 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

Other nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

  1. Keshia AbbottCookeville, TN1700327236
  2. Tracie Abel, NPGermantown, TN1437510773
  3. Jennifer Abelson, NPClarksville, TN1326505330
  4. Katrina Aberdeen, APRN-BCKnoxville, TN1194764746
  5. Kristina Abolins, NPMurfreesboro, TN1790163061
  6. Lovely Abraham, APN,BC,GNPNashville, TN1508957267
  7. Aprille Abston-Turns, F.N.P.Germantown, TN1669547634
  8. Joanna Adams, NPKnoxville, TN1013353176
  9. Mary Adams, NPJackson, TN1346288503
  10. Nikki Adams, NPCookeville, TN1891778817

Common questions

What is Kenneth Watford, APRN's NPI number?

Kenneth Watford, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275620379, issued on Oct 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Watford, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Watford, APRN's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 7258, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kenneth Watford, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Watford, APRN had 1,564 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kenneth Watford, APRN'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.