Thomas Buford Gatgens, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Nashville, TN
Thomas Buford Gatgens, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1508057274, issued on Aug 7, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 8654, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Buford Gatgens
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 8654 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4515 Harding Pike Ste 312, Nashville, TN 37205
- Phone
- (615) 292-4100
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2024
- Fax
- (615) 212-1455
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4515 Harding Pike Ste 312
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Janelle Greene, D.D.SGeneral Practice Dentistry1912375866
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Verify Thomas Buford Gatgens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 8654Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024
221 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin88 claims
- Naproxen44 claims
- Dexamethasone40 claims
- Azithromycin20 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: $47.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ortho Organizers, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
General Practice Dentistry providers in Tennessee
There are 2,023 general practice dentistry records in Tennessee.
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- Fredrick Abernathy, D.D.SPulaski, TN1285623769
- Ammaar Abidi, DDSMemphis, TN1811353337
- Allyson Abrams, DDSNashville, TN1528751153
- Sean Abrams, DDSFranklin, TN1912014523
- David Ackerson, DDSKnoxville, TN1295741718
- Lale Adams, D.D.S.Memphis, TN1073718706
Common questions
What is Thomas Buford Gatgens, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Thomas Buford Gatgens, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508057274, issued on Aug 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Buford Gatgens, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4515 Harding Pike Ste 312, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 292-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Buford Gatgens, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 8654, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Buford Gatgens, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Buford Gatgens, D.D.S. had 221 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.