NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William R. Schooley, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN

William R. Schooley, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1033190954, issued on Nov 8, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD025687, 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
1033190954
Name
William R. Schooley
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
MD025687 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2400 Patterson St, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 986-1256
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 22, 2022
Fax
(615) 320-4106
Medicaid ID
3082641 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100923000102); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1986
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 R. Schooley 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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. William Schooley18
  2. Specialty average172

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: $2,258.45

75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Schooley$2,258
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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. Neurosurgical AssociatesNashville, TN

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

William R. Schooley among 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee

William R. Schooley, M.D. is one of 191 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2005 among the 140 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Abram, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031285604454
  2. Vaughan Allen, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031730169954
  3. Rex Arendall, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031396725511
  4. Carl Hampf, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031235109463
  5. Everette Howell, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031124098371
  6. Jason Hubbard, MDNashville, TN 372031427028695
  7. Gregory Lanford, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031700856994
  8. Douglas Mathews, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031528038676

Common questions

What is William R. Schooley, M.D.'s NPI number?

William R. Schooley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033190954, issued on Nov 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William R. Schooley, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Patterson St, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 986-1256. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William R. Schooley, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD025687, 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 R. Schooley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William R. Schooley, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.