Celestine Wanjalla, MD/PHD
NPI 1255674594ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease· Nashville, TN
Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease (MD/PHD) in Nashville, Tennessee, trained at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (class of 2013). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $801,687 for 738 claims, against $6,557 paid for services in 2024. Corcept Therapeutics reported $58.50 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1255674594 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD/PHD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 5, 2013 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Mar 15, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Primary | 207RI0200X | MD0000053579 | TN |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 53579 | TN |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Infectious Disease (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 38 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 83 across 10 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $6,557 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 738 · 940 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 28 |
| Total drug cost | $801,687 |
| Generic share | 59% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2013 |
| Medicare specialty | Infectious Disease |
Medical group
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · 3,567 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$58.50 · 1 payment from 1 company
- 2024$8,067 · 12 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Corcept Therapeutics | $58.50 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$58.50 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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