Sara Nicole Horst, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Nashville, TN
Sara Nicole Horst, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1265551295, issued on Mar 29, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 43742, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Nicole Horst
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 43742 TN
35089282 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1211 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212
- Phone
- (615) 936-6977
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110616000684); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara Nicole Horst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 43742Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
703 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Stelara145 claims
- Omeprazole58 claims
- Skyrizi On-Body35 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl27 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen27 claims
- Gavilyte-G25 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $86,355.49
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
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.
Sara Nicole Horst among 384 gastroenterology physician records in Tennessee
Sara Nicole Horst, M.D. is one of 384 gastroenterology 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 2007, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 63% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2001 among the 255 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 384 gastroenterology physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Dunn, MDNashville, TN 372121205914223
- Glen ManaloNashville, TN 372121871684498
- Edmond Conway, FNP CNashville, TN 372111871586545
- Ramzi Hassouneh, DONashville, TN 372111386209872
- Robert Herring, MDNashville, TN 372111043219165
- Stephanie PointerNashville, TN 372111518300607
- Saras Sharma, D.O.Nashville, TN 372111568841161
- Clayton Spiceland, MDNashville, TN 372111427499078
Common questions
What is Sara Nicole Horst, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sara Nicole Horst, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265551295, issued on Mar 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Nicole Horst, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1211 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37212. Phone: (615) 936-6977. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Nicole Horst, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 43742, 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 Sara Nicole Horst, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Nicole Horst, M.D. had 703 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara Nicole Horst, M.D.'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.