NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Thomas Garner, MD, MPH

Hospitalist Physician · Nashville, TN

Matthew Thomas Garner, MD, MPH is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1306092960, issued on Aug 14, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 49844, 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
1306092960
Name
Matthew Thomas Garner
Credential
MD, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
49844 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
501 Great Circle RD, Nashville, TN 37228
Phone
(615) 396-4694
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 396-6751
Medicaid ID
Q004162 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140415002010); 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 501 Great Circle RD

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

  1. Autumn Agbaza, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1730840299
  2. Anne Depriest, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1114310240
  3. Karen Farnum, MSN APRN ADULT/GEROAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1487039087
  4. Miles Hartsfield, DOFamily Medicine Physician1619314226
  5. Melinda Henderson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1013966423
  6. Andrew Holt, PHARMDPharmacist1245478502

Verify Matthew Thomas Garner 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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

372 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Matthew Garner372
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir45 claims
  2. Furosemide34 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
  4. Prednisone15 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate12 claims
  6. Eliquis11 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 2 group practices

  1. Hospital Medicine Services OF TN LLCDickson, TN
  2. Privia Medical Group Tennessee LLCLawrenceburg, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Matthew Thomas Garner among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee

Matthew Thomas Garner, MD, MPH 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 2008, is newer than 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 33% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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. Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSCNashville, TN 372321134239874
  6. Joshua Labrin, MDNashville, TN 372321548462278
  7. Gregory Plemmons, MDNashville, TN 372321487746897
  8. Elizabeth Rice, MDNashville, TN 372321891882908

Common questions

What is Matthew Thomas Garner, MD, MPH's NPI number?

Matthew Thomas Garner, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306092960, issued on Aug 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Thomas Garner, MD, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Great Circle RD, Nashville, TN, 37228. Phone: (615) 396-4694. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Thomas Garner, MD, MPH's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 49844, 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 Matthew Thomas Garner, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew Thomas Garner, MD, MPH had 372 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.