NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Sterling Sessions, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Germantown, TN

William Sterling Sessions, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1073004883, issued on May 29, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 63806, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073004883
Name
William Sterling Sessions
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
63806 TN
LL52436 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7691 Poplar Ave, Germantown, TN 38138
Phone
(901) 516-1290
Enumerated
May 29, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2025
Fax
(901) 516-1220
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 7691 Poplar Ave

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

  1. Bailey AppleNurse Practitioner1457281164
  2. Cynthia Bedford, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1023357860
  3. Phani Borra, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1841796505
  4. Lauren Brewer, ANPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326422502
  5. Georgia Brown, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1093580896
  6. Thomas Carruth, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972023943

Verify William Sterling Sessions 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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

63 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.

  1. William Sessions63
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone16 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score48.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%78.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $317.38

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pulmonx Corporation. 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.

  1. William Sessions$317.38
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

William Sterling Sessions among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee

William Sterling Sessions, MD 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 2018, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 92% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 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.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Obaid Awan, MDGermantown, TN 381381831385780
  2. Ali Azim, M.DGermantown, TN 381381780035030
  3. Julia Barton, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381609193093
  4. Emmel Golden, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381669478103
  5. Jason Green, D.O.Germantown, TN 381381164818233
  6. Muhammad Ebrahim Khan, MDGermantown, TN 381381609139625
  7. Muhammad Shahid, M.D.Memphis, TN 381381619320868
  8. Michael Wilons, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381710983259

Common questions

What is William Sterling Sessions, MD's NPI number?

William Sterling Sessions, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073004883, issued on May 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Sterling Sessions, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7691 Poplar Ave, Germantown, TN, 38138. Phone: (901) 516-1290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Sterling Sessions, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 63806, 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 Sterling Sessions, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Sterling Sessions, MD had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is William Sterling Sessions, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.