Nardos Fikru Asfaw, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Nardos Fikru Asfaw, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1952796351, issued on Apr 2, 2015. Check the license on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nardos Fikru Asfaw
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- D0090504 MD
0101264810 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1005 Dr DB Todd JR Blvd, Nashville, TN 37208
- Phone
- (615) 327-6611
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220103000820); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nardos Fikru Asfaw in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
235 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate13 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 13 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $291.24
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCGermantown, MD
- Synergy Medical Group LLCSilver Spring, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nardos Fikru Asfaw among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Nardos Fikru Asfaw, M.D. 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 2015, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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
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Common questions
What is Nardos Fikru Asfaw, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nardos Fikru Asfaw, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952796351, issued on Apr 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nardos Fikru Asfaw, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 Dr DB Todd JR Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37208. Phone: (615) 327-6611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nardos Fikru Asfaw, M.D.'s license?
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 Nardos Fikru Asfaw, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nardos Fikru Asfaw, M.D. had 235 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nardos Fikru Asfaw, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 13 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.