Chinassa Nikkela Barahona, MSN, APN, CPNP-PC

Primary specialty

Pediatric Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LP0200X

License

30949 Issued in TN

Practice address

719 Thompson LN Ste 30300
Nashville, TN 37204-4701

Phone

(615) 936-2555

Fax

(615) 936-3601

NPI assigned

Jan 22, 2018

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Master of Science - Nursing, Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: ciwuoha701221@direct.vumc.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1104202761
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Vanderbilt University

  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1285659706
  NPD (past)
• Children of Joy Pediatrics

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • Hackensack, NJ
  • NPI 1144464553
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "3841 GREEN HILLS VILLAGE DR STE 200",
            "city": "NASHVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "372152691"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "719 THOMPSON LN STE 30300",
            "city": "NASHVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "372044701",
            "telephone_number": "615-936-2555",
            "fax_number": "615-936-3601"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic",
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            "city": "Nashville",
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            "postal_code": "372321310",
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            "telephone_number": "615-322-3000",
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        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "BARAHONA",
        "first_name": "CHINASSA",
        "middle_name": "NIKKELA",
        "name_prefix": "Mrs.",
        "credential": "MSN, APN, CPNP-PC",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2018-01-22",
        "last_updated": "2026-08-22",
        "certification_date": "2026-08-22",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        },
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            "state": "NJ"
        }
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    "endpoints": [
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            "affiliation": "N",
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            "contentTypeDescription": "Other",
            "contentOtherDescription": "Health Information Service Provider",
            "address_1": "3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "state": "TN",
            "country_code": "US",
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}

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• Matthew Barajas
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• Barbara a Rogowski Kent, MD, LLC
• Megan Elizabeth Barbee, LPC-MHSP (TEMP)

• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Nashville, TN
• Providers in Nashville, TN by specialty
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 22, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.