William Blake Lemaster, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Nashville, TN
William Blake Lemaster, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1972923944, issued on Apr 17, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 63506, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Blake Lemaster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 63506 TN
BP10049469 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210610000322); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Blake Lemaster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 63506Check 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 pulmonary disease physician in 2024
865 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa95 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta91 claims
- Anoro Ellipta77 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere67 claims
- Stiolto Respimat50 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate38 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $811.08
1 payment: compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Mylan Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
William Blake Lemaster among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
William Blake Lemaster, M.D. is one of 359 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% 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 77% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 359 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Christman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321356456784
- Jack Coggeshall, MDNashville, TN 372321841387941
- Joao Deandrade, MDNashville, TN 372321861435745
- David Erasmus, MDNashville, TN 372321346223724
- Emily Gilbert, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321932134269
- Lisa Lancaster, MDNashville, TN 372321144312562
- James Loyd, MDNashville, TN 372321356440796
- Fabien Maldonado, MDNashville, TN 372321437161221
Common questions
What is William Blake Lemaster, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Blake Lemaster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972923944, issued on Apr 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Blake Lemaster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Blake Lemaster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 63506, 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 Blake Lemaster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Blake Lemaster, M.D. had 865 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Blake Lemaster, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.