NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Char, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Smyrna, TN

Steven Char, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Smyrna, Tennessee, and NPI 1811456957, issued on Mar 18, 2019. Check the license (Tennessee 73931, 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
1811456957
Name
Steven Char
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
73931 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Stonecrest Blvd, Smyrna, TN 37167
Phone
(615) 768-2000
Enumerated
Mar 18, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250905001977); accepts Medicare assignment
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 200 Stonecrest Blvd

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

  1. Haneen Alhams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619722683
  2. Michael Anderson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1396788931
  3. Olumide Anifowoshe, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1972558286
  4. Raquel BellmerPhysician Assistant1699435255
  5. Ioana BocirneaFamily Medicine Physician1679014088
  6. Angeline Brunetto, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1760425300

Verify Steven Char 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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024

56 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Steven Char56
  2. Specialty average402

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: $452.30

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Steven Char$452.30
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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. Nashville Anesthesia PLLCNashville, TN

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

Steven Char among 971 anesthesiology physician records in Tennessee

Steven Char, M.D. is one of 971 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 91% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 611 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Anesthesiology Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 971 anesthesiology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Engel, MDSmyrna, TN 371671457330664
  2. Danny Oaks, M.D.Smyrna, TN 371671912947938
  3. Kareem William, MDSmyrna, TN 371671346736972
  4. Lynn Jones, CRNASpringfield, TN 371721649295742
  5. George Collins, M.D.Shelbyville, TN 371601609965045
  6. Thomas Adkins, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031528063286
  7. David Alfery, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031063417103
  8. Jeffrey Bennie, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031316942469

Common questions

What is Steven Char, M.D.'s NPI number?

Steven Char, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811456957, issued on Mar 18, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Char, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Stonecrest Blvd, Smyrna, TN, 37167. Phone: (615) 768-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Char, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 73931, 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 Steven Char, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Char, M.D. had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.