NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN

Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1346359460, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 35263, 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
1346359460
Name
Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
35263 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2021 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 284-2000
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 284-2003
Medicaid IDs
208983700 MO
100454230A KS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080107000589); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2021 Church Street

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

  1. Burton Elrod, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1285683540
  2. Daryl Nichols, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114004983
  3. Jeffrey Willers, M.D.Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1447201967

Verify Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes 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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87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

646 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 85 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rudolph Glattes646
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin160 claims
  2. Methocarbamol60 claims
  3. Pregabalin58 claims
  4. Meloxicam41 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl38 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone35 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $29,701.18

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Orthofix Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rudolph Glattes$29,701
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Elite Sports Medicine And Orthopaedic Center PLCNashville, TN
  2. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncClarksville, TN

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

Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee

Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes, M.D. is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 23% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 306 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Bruno, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031154321883
  2. Joseph Chenger, MDNashville, TN 372031851382279
  3. Michael Christie, MDNashville, TN 372031841255346
  4. David Deboer, MDNashville, TN 372031942265400
  5. William Gavigan, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031336149087
  6. Stanley Hopp, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031225038979
  7. David Jones, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031174523476
  8. Robert Lowe, MDNashville, TN 372031669445813

Common questions

What is Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346359460, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 Church Street, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 284-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 35263, 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 Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes, M.D. had 646 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rudolph Chirstopher Glattes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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