Waleed Asfar, MD
Nephrology Physician · Nashville, TN
Waleed Asfar, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1063830248, issued on Apr 3, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 59641, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Waleed Asfar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 59641 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3443 Dickerson Pike Ste 670, Nashville, TN 37207
- Phone
- (615) 860-4365
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2025
- Fax
- (615) 860-6895
- Medicaid ID
- QO52115 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190730003830); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 266 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3443 Dickerson Pike Ste 670
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shilpa Carlson, DONephrology Physician1811104003
Verify Waleed Asfar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 59641Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
891 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide121 claims
- Calcitriol92 claims
- Nifedipine Er53 claims
- Allopurinol40 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate40 claims
- Potassium Chloride39 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: $3.08
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Nephrology Associates, PCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Waleed Asfar among 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee
Waleed Asfar, MD is one of 266 nephrology 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 2014, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 186 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 266 nephrology physician records in Tennessee.
All 266 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shilpa Carlson, DONashville, TN 372071811104003
- Gregory Rowbatham, M.D.Nashville, TN 372071104818889
- Marquetta Faulkner, M.D.Nashville, TN 372081073518734
- Sunday Ogunde, M.DNashville, TN 372081215250295
- Ralph Atkinson, M.D.Nashville, TN 372091083606248
- Priya Bazzani, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051609099035
- Ranjan Chanda, M.D.Nashville, TN 372091578677274
- Michael Coleman, MDNashville, TN 372091982634580
Common questions
What is Waleed Asfar, MD's NPI number?
Waleed Asfar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063830248, issued on Apr 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Waleed Asfar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3443 Dickerson Pike Ste 670, Nashville, TN, 37207. Phone: (615) 860-4365. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Waleed Asfar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 59641, 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 Waleed Asfar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Waleed Asfar, MD had 891 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.