Binish Ather
NPI 1376196303ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Nashville, TN
Hospitalist with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and 1 other group, practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2024 Medicare paid $80,822 for 431 patients, and Part D covered 436 of their prescriptions, 86% of them generic. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $72.44 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Cookeville Regional Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1376196303 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 18, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 1, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 65409 | TN |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 4351045202 | MI |
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 - Hospitalist (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 431 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,064 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $80,822 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 436 · 464 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 193 |
| Total drug cost | $38,860 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · 3,567 clinicians
- Cookeville Hospitalist Group PLLCCookeville, TN · 57 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$72.44 · 4 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$49.86 · 3 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $34.08 | 2 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $24.04 | 1 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $14.32 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$72.44 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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