NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Scott West, MD, PLLC

Psychiatry Physician · Nashville, TN

William Scott West, MD, PLLC is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1598862591, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000014347, 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
1598862591
Name
William Scott West
Credential
MD, PLLC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD0000014347 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30 Burton Hills Blvd, Nashville, TN 37215
Phone
(615) 327-4877
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 327-4881
Medicaid ID
3018868 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050304000181); may accept Medicare assignment
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 30 Burton Hills Blvd

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

  1. Casey Arney, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1689771693
  2. Craig Clark, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1164529186
  3. Katherine Fowler, MS, RDN, CEDS-C, LDNRegistered Dietitian1740574235
  4. Catherine Hebert, LCSWClinical Social Worker1841024890
  5. Denton HeffingtonPhysician Assistant1134936818
  6. Trisha Hutson, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1568701662

Verify William Scott West 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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71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,710 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. William West1,710
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam235 claims
  2. Alprazolam160 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl99 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl87 claims
  5. Mirtazapine79 claims
  6. Venlafaxine Hcl Er77 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $423.15

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William West$423.15
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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. Nashville Tms PLLCNashville, TN

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

William Scott West among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee

William Scott West, MD, PLLC is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Casey Arney, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151689771693
  2. David Barton, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151851460919
  3. Craig Clark, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151164529186
  4. Jill Debona, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151578632642
  5. Gayle Foster, MDNashville, TN 372151043288509
  6. Lara Kierlin, MDNashville, TN 372151962689794
  7. Tianlai Tang, M.DNashville, TN 372151144311580
  8. Virginia Calderon, M.D.Nashville, TN 372141093861098

Common questions

What is William Scott West, MD, PLLC's NPI number?

William Scott West, MD, PLLC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598862591, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Scott West, MD, PLLC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 Burton Hills Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37215. Phone: (615) 327-4877. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Scott West, MD, PLLC's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000014347, 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 Scott West, MD, PLLC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Scott West, MD, PLLC had 1,710 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.