Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Whitney Elks, MD

Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN

Whitney Elks, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1144859521, issued on Apr 7, 2020. Check the license (Tennessee 77170, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1144859521
Name
Whitney Elks
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
77170 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 322-5000
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1301 Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Sean Abbott, MDOtolaryngology Physician1659992360
  2. Yusuf Acikgoz, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336072529
  3. Ibukunoluwa AdedugbeAnesthesiology Physician1740147313
  4. Puja Aggarwal, M.D.Neurology Physician1295997377
  5. Melissa AkpinarAnesthesiology Physician1598405086
  6. Sydney Albrecht, PAMedical Physician Assistant1215616677

Verify Whitney Elks 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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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

50 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Whitney Elks50
  2. Specialty average174

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.

Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 721 surgery physician records in Tennessee.

Other surgery physician records in Tennessee

  1. Ahmad Abdulkarim, MD, PHDMemphis, TN1386741676
  2. Naji Abumrad, MDNashville, TN1548369978
  3. Carlton Adams, M.D.Nashville, TN1689652893
  4. Raeanna Adams, M.D.Nashville, TN1174676076
  5. Terry Adams, M.D.Knoxville, TN1730105610
  6. William AdamsGreeneville, TN1962859165
  7. Muyiwa Adedokun, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN1992803498
  8. Andy Adusei, M.D.Knoxville, TN1912151895
  9. Muhammad Umer Afzaal, M.D.Memphis, TN1518319458
  10. Chetan Aher, M.D.Nashville, TN1891016788

Common questions

What is Whitney Elks, MD's NPI number?

Whitney Elks, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144859521, issued on Apr 7, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Whitney Elks, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Whitney Elks, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 77170, 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 Whitney Elks, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Whitney Elks, MD had 50 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.