NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William H. Edwards, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN

William H. Edwards, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1992703698, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee TN17928, 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
1992703698
Name
William H. Edwards
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
TN17928 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4230 Harding RD, Nashville, TN 37205
Phone
(615) 385-1547
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 27, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 297-9161
Medicaid ID
1515704 TN
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 4230 Harding RD

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

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  2. Paulette Adams, RNRegistered Nurse1588810758
  3. Newton Allen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063452399
  4. Susan Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1043296262
  5. Jordan Asher, MDInternal Medicine Physician1912946237
  6. Melissa Averett, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1750367496

Verify William H. Edwards 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 surgery physician in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. William Edwards21
  2. Specialty average147

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.

William H. Edwards among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee

William H. Edwards, M.D. is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ashok Babu, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051316142573
  2. Jeffrey Gibson, MDNashville, TN 372051982606943
  3. Jerry Howard, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051275706541
  4. Raymond Martin, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051679571129
  5. Francis Minch, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051255679254
  6. Ethan Montemayor, MDNashville, TN 372051700406337
  7. Mathew Ninan, MDNashville, TN 372051710061817
  8. Drew Reynolds, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051073733093

Common questions

What is William H. Edwards, M.D.'s NPI number?

William H. Edwards, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992703698, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William H. Edwards, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4230 Harding RD, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 385-1547. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William H. Edwards, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number TN17928, 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 William H. Edwards, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William H. Edwards, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.