NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Martin C. Were, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Nashville, TN

Martin C. Were, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1982612669, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 55184, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982612669
Name
Martin C. Were
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
55184 TN
01062469A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1211 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 936-8219
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 15, 2022
Fax
(615) 936-1269
Medicaid ID
Q026655 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170327001881); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Harvard Medical School, 2001
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 1211 Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Beshoy Abdelmessih, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1659127264
  2. Kristyn Abood Vicente, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376473892
  3. Waleed AhmadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1134919798
  4. Ahmed Al-Sheyyab, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972935393
  5. Ololade Alalade, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1528505823
  6. Amati AllsmanSpecialist1417322660

Verify Martin C. Were 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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  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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Martin Were18
  2. Specialty average521

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.

Martin C. Were among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee

Martin C. Were, M.D. is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Carmody, MDNashville, TN 372321740275221
  2. Lisa Clewner-Newman, MDNashville, TN 372321356498208
  3. Shelley Ellis, MDNashville, TN 372321073612412
  4. Angela Horton, MDNashville, TN 372321174730386
  5. Saad Khan, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321538356571
  6. Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSCNashville, TN 372321134239874
  7. Joshua Labrin, MDNashville, TN 372321548462278
  8. Gregory Plemmons, MDNashville, TN 372321487746897

Common questions

What is Martin C. Were, M.D.'s NPI number?

Martin C. Were, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982612669, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Martin C. Were, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1211 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 936-8219. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Martin C. Were, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 55184, 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 Martin C. Were, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Martin C. Were, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Martin C. Were, M.D.'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.