NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristin Joy Ehst Martel, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician · Nashville, TN

Kristin Joy Ehst Martel, MD is a pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1396892261, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee MD40712, 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
1396892261
Name
Kristin Joy Ehst Martel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician 2080P0204X
License numbers
MD40712 TN
40712 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
820 Gale Lane, Nashville, TN 37204
Phone
(615) 298-5406
Enumerated
Jan 4, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
3000730 TN
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Kristin Joy Ehst Martel 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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59% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician in 2024

110 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 69 among the 118 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Kristin Martel110
  2. Specialty average69

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate11 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: $19.35

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 223 providers of this specialty with any payment received $333.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kristin Martel$19.35
  2. Specialty average$333.66

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

Kristin Joy Ehst Martel among 61 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records in Tennessee

Kristin Joy Ehst Martel, MD is one of 61 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 41% 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 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 25% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 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 2080P0204X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 61 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Evan Allie, MDNashville, TN 372031831483684
  2. Haley Polhill, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031275777526
  3. Thomas Abramo, MDNashville, TN 372321629165758
  4. Kristen Crossman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321467533760
  5. Cristina Estrada, MDNashville, TN 372321770670804
  6. Nicholas Higby, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321407017312
  7. Marla Levine, MDNashville, TN 372321992711758
  8. Matthew Locklair, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321457484727

Common questions

What is Kristin Joy Ehst Martel, MD's NPI number?

Kristin Joy Ehst Martel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396892261, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristin Joy Ehst Martel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 Gale Lane, Nashville, TN, 37204. Phone: (615) 298-5406. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristin Joy Ehst Martel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD40712, 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 Kristin Joy Ehst Martel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristin Joy Ehst Martel, MD had 110 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric emergency medicine (pediatrics) physician prescribers was 69. 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.