Meral K. El Ramahi, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Nashville, TN
Meral K. El Ramahi, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1811317746, issued on Apr 17, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 57706, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Meral K. El Ramahi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 57706 TN
01079195A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 300053480 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210819000393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Meral K. El Ramahi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 57706Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
343 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone79 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate60 claims
- Methotrexate38 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil26 claims
- Famotidine19 claims
- Sulfasalazine15 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
- Deaconess Specialty Physicians, IncEvansville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Meral K. El Ramahi among 139 rheumatology physician records in Tennessee
Meral K. El Ramahi, MD is one of 139 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 96 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 139 rheumatology physician records in Tennessee.
All 139 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chad Boomershine, M.D., PH.D.Nashville, TN 372321457408304
- Sallaya Chinratanalab, MDNashville, TN 372321124115258
- Leslie Crofford, MDNashville, TN 372321710998760
- Glenn Douglas, MDNashville, TN 372321831121011
- James Gore, MDNashville, TN 372321316975485
- James John, MDNashville, TN 372321104854223
- Hillary Kaplan, MDNashville, TN 372321851483275
- Susan Kroop, MDNashville, TN 372321518054626
Common questions
What is Meral K. El Ramahi, MD's NPI number?
Meral K. El Ramahi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811317746, issued on Apr 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Meral K. El Ramahi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Meral K. El Ramahi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 57706, 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 Meral K. El Ramahi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Meral K. El Ramahi, MD had 343 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.