BRIAN LEE WHITSON CRNA
NPI 1720125198
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Nashville, TN
About Brian Lee Whitson Crna NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
BRIAN LEE WHITSON CRNA (NPI 1720125198) is an individual nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Nashville, Tennessee, licensed in Tennessee (12504) and active in the NPI registry since February 2007. He maintains a secondary practice location in Johnson City and is a graduate of Other (2006).
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses
Secondary Practice Location 1
Other Identifiers 1
Accepted Insurance
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Brian Lee Whitson Crna is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Medicare Billing Reassignments
3Medicare enrollment records show Brian Whitson reassigns Medicare billing to 3 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.
Nashville, TN 37232
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Tennessee enrollment
- 4,711 clinicians in this Medicare group
Nashville, TN 37203
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Tennessee enrollment
- 32 clinicians in this Medicare group
Dickson, TN 37055
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Tennessee enrollment
- 58 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims
Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.
Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area
Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 37232 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.
Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS
Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.
Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20
Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.
NASHVILLE, TN 37232
NASHVILLE, TN 37232
NASHVILLE, TN 37232
NASHVILLE, TN 37232
NASHVILLE, TN 37232
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Brian Whitson's NPI number?
The NPI number for Brian Whitson is 1720125198. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on February 1, 2007.
Where is Brian Whitson located?
Brian Whitson practices at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232. The listed phone number is (615) 322-3000.
What is Brian Whitson's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered with taxonomy code 367500000X.
Is Brian Whitson enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Brian Whitson is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.
Which organizations bill Medicare for Brian Whitson's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Brian Whitson reassigns Medicare benefits to 3 organizations: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, TN), Nashville Gastrointestinal Anesthesia LLC (Nashville, TN) and Integrated Anesthesia Services, Plc (Dickson, TN). Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Brian Whitson's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
What insurance does Brian Whitson accept?
Health plans from Alliant Health Plans, Inc., BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Moda Health Plan, Inc. and Oscar Insurance Company list Brian Whitson as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Brian Whitson was last updated on March 17, 2022. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.
# Brian Lee Whitson, CRNA · NPI 1720125198
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered physician in Nashville, Tennessee. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since February 1, 2007.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1720125198 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** February 1, 2007
- **Primary specialty:** Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · taxonomy 367500000X
- **State license:** 12504 (Tennessee)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** 3601 THE VANDERBILT CLINIC, Nashville, TN 37232-8217
- **Phone:** (615) 322-3000
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled (PECOS); accepts Medicare assignment
- **Bills Medicare through:** 3 organizations under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R): Vanderbilt University Medical Center (NPI 1104202761, Nashville, TN); Nashville Gastrointestinal Anesthesia LLC (NPI 1902282130, Nashville, TN); Integrated Anesthesia Services, Plc (NPI 1194736108, Dickson, TN) · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
- **Medical school:** Other, class of 2006
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** March 17, 2022
- **Other identifiers:** Medicaid 3638433 (TN)
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1720125198) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.