Laura Elizabeth Tharpe, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Laura Elizabeth Tharpe, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1093031460, issued on Apr 10, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 48448, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Elizabeth Tharpe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 48448 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1718 Patterson St, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 346-8320
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230922002538); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1718 Patterson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laura Elizabeth Tharpe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 48448Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
97 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Citalopram Hbr14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Alive Hospice, IncNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Elizabeth Tharpe among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Laura Elizabeth Tharpe, 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 2010, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 Laura Elizabeth Tharpe, MD's NPI number?
Laura Elizabeth Tharpe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093031460, issued on Apr 10, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Elizabeth Tharpe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1718 Patterson St, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 346-8320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Elizabeth Tharpe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 48448, 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 Laura Elizabeth Tharpe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Elizabeth Tharpe, MD had 97 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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.