Erwin Y. Velasquez Kho, M.D.
NPI 1396046694ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Nashville, TN
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (M.D.) with Centennial Heart LLC, practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. Part D covered 427 prescriptions written in 2024, 85% of them generic. Baxter Healthcare was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $519.15 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Tristar Centennial Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1396046694 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 3, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 19, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 19, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | 52675 | TN |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 52675 | TN |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | MD14345 | RI |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 52675 | TN |
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 - Internal Medicine (TN) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 427 · 1,099 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 82 |
| Total drug cost | $60,177 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Secondary specialties | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
Medical group
- Centennial Heart LLCGallatin, TN · 115 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN
- Tristar Southern Hills Medical CenterNashville, TN
- Tristar Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$519.15 · 22 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$63.90 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthcare | $104.20 | 2 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $67.53 | 3 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $60.53 | 3 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $41.52 | 2 |
| Amgen Inc. | $36.88 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$519.15 · 22 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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