NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert K. Taylor, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Nashville, TN

Robert K. Taylor, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1396737938, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 29139, 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
1396737938
Name
Robert K. Taylor
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
29139 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1633 Church St Ste 160, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 329-1495
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(615) 329-4450
Medicaid ID
3812031 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100709000006); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1989
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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Verify Robert K. Taylor 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

72 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Robert Taylor72
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Candesartan Cilexetil11 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $14.81

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Nxstage Medical, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Taylor$14.81
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dialysis Clinic IncNashville, TN

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

Robert K. Taylor among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee

Robert K. Taylor, M.D. is one of 266 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vinita Anand, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031801888060
  2. Abigail Bradner, MDNashville, TN 372031750840146
  3. Praveen Dandamudi, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031386820413
  4. B. Dunn, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031154313708
  5. Harry JacobsonNashville, TN 372031356747596
  6. Harry Johnson, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031104808641
  7. Nikhil Parikh, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031447487152
  8. Christina Ynares, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031407838931

Common questions

What is Robert K. Taylor, M.D.'s NPI number?

Robert K. Taylor, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396737938, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert K. Taylor, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1633 Church St Ste 160, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 329-1495. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert K. Taylor, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29139, 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 Robert K. Taylor, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert K. Taylor, M.D. had 72 Medicare Part D claims; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.