Dr. Binish Ather
Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2019
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 431
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2019Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Hospitalist Physician primary
TN license 65409 -
Internal Medicine Physician
MI license 4351045202
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN
- Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN
Medical groups
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (3,567 clinicians)
- Cookeville Hospitalist Group PLLC (57 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 431
- Services billed
- 1,064
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 668 | 300 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 281 | 147 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 205 | 197 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 58 | 58 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 54 | 54 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 40 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 35 |
| Cefdinir Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 32 |
| Furosemide Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 20 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 16 |
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 14 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 13 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 13 |
| Azithromycin Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 13 |
| Spironolactone Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 12 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 3 companies reported 4 payments worth $72.44 in total to this clinician.
| AbbVie Inc. | $34.08 |
|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $24.04 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $14.32 |
| Food and Beverage | $72.44 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.