Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Joseph Elsakr, MD, PHD

Individual provider Internal Medicine Physician · NPI 1245811959

Joseph Elsakr, MD, PHD practises Internal Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Qualified in 2021, 5 years ago. Practices with Columbia Medical Group - the Frist Clinic Inc, a 56-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
5
Licensed in
TN
In the registry since
2021
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
PHD — Doctor of Philosophy
A research doctorate. In healthcare it usually sits alongside a clinical licence.

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Practice location Address checks out

2400 Patterson St Ste 400
Nashville, TN 37203-1575
Phone: (615) 342-5900
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Specialties & licences

Internal Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence 66942 (TN)

Record details

NPI number1245811959
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD , PHD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 15, 2021
Last updated in NPPESJuly 26, 2024
Certification dateJuly 26, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2021 (5 years in practice)
Group practice Columbia Medical Group - The Frist Clinic Inc — 56 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients44
Services billed 262 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $554 26 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Long term medical supply or device loan $30 1 payment · a device or supply lent for a long period, not cash

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Columbia Medical Group - the Frist Clinic Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 56 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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