NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Cardiovascular Disease Physician NPI 1326151275 MD
Verify on CMS → Thomas Killian, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Nashville, Tennessee.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 25,298 in Cardiovascular Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 544 beneficiaries · Cardiovascular Disease Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
91%
generic claims · 9% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$418.7
20 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Thomas Killian, MD filed 4,471 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Nashville, Tennessee, prescribing 91% generic.
- 4K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 91%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥92nd
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Thomas Killian, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1326151275), first enumerated 08/16/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 4,471 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$418.7 in reported industry payments (20 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1326151275 · Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1326151275
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 25K Cardiovascular Disease
- RX-MID 4,471
- BOOK-LIGHT 509 in Tennessee
- PHOTO-ENUM Arthur Calick · 2006
Thomas Killian, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
4,471 ≥ 92nd percentile 92% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Thomas Killian, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Thomas Killian, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Medicare Part D claims
4,471 42% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Tennessee
How Cardiovascular Disease Physician compares to other specialties among Tennessee providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Cardiovascular Disease Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1326151275 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/16/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Thomas Killian, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
★★★★★ 5/5
Nashville, TN
Acute Care Hospitals
CMS CCN: 440039
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Thomas Killian, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$419
Largest payer
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Thomas Killian, MD - brand share 9.0%
Cardiovascular Disease Physician average
9% brand-name claims vs 91% generic, on 4,471 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
4,471
Total Claims
$440K
Total Drug Cost
544
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 11,340.033
- Total Day Supply
- 339,067
- Brand vs Generic
- 9% brand / 91% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $383K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $58K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 20
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.58
- Gender Split
- 51% female / 49% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 86, 65-74: 239, 75-84: 163, 85+: 56
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Thomas Killian, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Metoprolol Succinate
Metoprolol Succinate
445 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide
Hydrochlorothiazide
354 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
307 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
297 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
286 claims
- Carvedilol
Carvedilol
208 claims
- Eliquis
Eliquis
195 claims
- Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel
190 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate | 445 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 354 |
| Losartan Potassium | 307 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 297 |
| Lisinopril | 286 |
| Carvedilol | 208 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 195 |
| Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 190 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 181 |
| Furosemide | 176 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Overview
How Thomas Killian, MD fits within the Cardiovascular Disease Physician landscape nationally.
25,298
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Cardiovascular Disease Physician
3,149
Avg Claims per Provider
Thomas Killian, MD's 4,471 claims are above the specialty average of 3,149.
Nationwide Cardiovascular Disease Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Killian, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in Tennessee
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Tennessee, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Killian.
One of 509 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers enrolled in Tennessee, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Bassem Abazid
M.D.
Lenoir City, TN
Dr. Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Karim
M.D.
Memphis, TN
Dr. Javed Abdullah
MD
Germantown, TN
Dr. Robert Abraham
MD
Nashville, TN
Dr. Ahmad Abu-Halimah
M.D.
Nashville, TN
Compare Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Thomas Killian, MD's specialty? ▼
Thomas Killian, MD specializes in Cardiovascular Disease Physician and practices in Nashville, Tennessee. Credentials: MD.
How much does Thomas Killian, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Thomas Killian, MD wrote 4,471 Medicare Part D claims totaling $440K in drug costs for 544 beneficiaries.
Where is Thomas Killian, MD located? ▼
Thomas Killian, MD is located at 3601 THE VANDERBILT CLINIC, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000.
What is Thomas Killian, MD's NPI number? ▼
Thomas Killian, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326151275, issued on 08/16/2006.
Does Thomas Killian, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Thomas Killian, MD's prescribing is 9% brand-name and 91% generic drugs by claim count, with $383K in brand drug costs.
How many Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 25,298 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider writes 3,149 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Thomas Killian, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Thomas Killian, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Metoprolol Succinate, Hydrochlorothiazide, Losartan Potassium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Thomas Killian, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Thomas Killian, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,471 Part D claims and 544 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Thomas Killian, MD's credentials? ▼
Thomas Killian, MD's NPI is 1326151275 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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