Russell Ledford, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Nashville, TN
Russell Ledford, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1205221116, issued on Mar 30, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 57187, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell Ledford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 57187 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1211 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (770) 374-5123
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180711001603); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell Ledford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 57187Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ertapenem11 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): 97.1 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).
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Russell Ledford among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee
Russell Ledford, MD 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 2015, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Russell Ledford, MD's NPI number?
Russell Ledford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205221116, issued on Mar 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell Ledford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1211 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (770) 374-5123. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell Ledford, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 57187, 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 Russell Ledford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell Ledford, MD had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Russell Ledford, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.