Kristina Alton, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Nashville, TN
Kristina Alton, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1982285979, issued on Apr 20, 2021. Check the license (Tennessee 69401, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristina Alton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 69401 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-5000
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250707001480); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2021
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristina Alton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 69401Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
437 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl48 claims
- Clozapine29 claims
- Olanzapine27 claims
- Bupropion Xl23 claims
- Gabapentin19 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl18 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.
One hospital affiliation
- 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.
Kristina Alton among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee
Kristina Alton, MD is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Allahham, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321538120126
- Nathaniel Clark, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321528034675
- Alistair Finlayson, MDNashville, TN 372321538243639
- Brian Haworth, PSYDNashville, TN 372321043307176
- Stephan Heckers, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321164412003
- William Hewlett, MD, PHDNashville, TN 372321780776195
- James McFerrin, MDNashville, TN 372321700996535
- Keith Meador, MDNashville, TN 372321699881482
Common questions
What is Kristina Alton, MD's NPI number?
Kristina Alton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982285979, issued on Apr 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristina Alton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristina Alton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 69401, 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 Kristina Alton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristina Alton, MD had 437 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.