Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Sara Nicole Horst, MD

Individual provider Gastroenterology Physician · NPI 1265551295

Sara Nicole Horst, MD practises Gastroenterology in Nashville, Tennessee. Graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2004, 22 years ago. Practices with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a 3,466-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Ohio and Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
22
Trained at
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Licensed in
OH, TN
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
3
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MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1211 21st Ave S Ste 210
Nashville, TN 37212-2717
Phone: (615) 936-6977
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Specialties & licences

Gastroenterology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence 43742 (TN)
Internal Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence 35089282 (OH)
Internal Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207R00000X · Licence 43742 (TN)

Record details

NPI number1265551295
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 29, 2007
Last updated in NPPESMarch 16, 2022
Certification dateMarch 16, 2022

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyGASTROENTEROLOGY
Medical schoolOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2004 (22 years in practice)
Group practice Vanderbilt University Medical Center — 3466 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 52 times · 64th percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 20 times · 50th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

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 patients102
Services billed 191 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age66

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

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.

Consulting Fee $62,051 11 payments
Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $8,440 1 payment
Travel and Lodging $4,284 11 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $2,415 39 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3466 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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