NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Anthony Lizarraga, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN

William Anthony Lizarraga, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1538385091, issued on Apr 17, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 44341, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538385091
Name
William Anthony Lizarraga
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
44341 TN
LP00025 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2400 Patterson St, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 342-5900
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2007
Record last updated
May 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 342-5912
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090623000783); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2400 Patterson St

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

  1. David Allen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316933955
  2. John Anderson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1003801788
  3. Rex Arendall, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1396725511
  4. Lawrence Babat, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1619978822
  5. Deepinder Bal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376538207
  6. Cala Ballentine, MP-C RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1396160115

Verify William Anthony Lizarraga 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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,043 Medicare Part D claims for 568 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 71 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Lizarraga8,043
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium468 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate383 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium353 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium235 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium219 claims
  6. Duloxetine Hcl203 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,386.00

199 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Lizarraga$3,386.00
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Columbia Medical Group - The Frist Clinic IncNashville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Anthony Lizarraga among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

William Anthony Lizarraga, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

613 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Nashville

They are 613 of the 24,357 NPPES records with a practice address in Nashville, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Allen, MDNashville, TN 372031316933955
  2. John Anderson, MDNashville, TN 372031003801788
  3. Deepinder Bal, MDNashville, TN 372031376538207
  4. Dana Bannerman, MDNashville, TN 372031649274515
  5. Matthew Beuter, MDNashville, TN 372031992790091
  6. Robert Johnson, MDNashville, TN 372031003801143
  7. Louis Johnson, MDNashville, TN 372031245225937
  8. Richard Martin, MDNashville, TN 372031225023914

Common questions

What is William Anthony Lizarraga, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Anthony Lizarraga, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538385091, issued on Apr 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Anthony Lizarraga, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Patterson St, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 342-5900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Anthony Lizarraga, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 44341, 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 Anthony Lizarraga, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Anthony Lizarraga, M.D. had 8,043 Medicare Part D claims for 568 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Anthony Lizarraga, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.

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