Christopher Phillip Kauffman, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XS0117X

License

MD38973 Issued in TN

Practice address

819 Medical Park
Smyrna, TN 37167-3599

Phone

(615) 761-9200

Fax

(615) 232-3838

NPI assigned

Mar 23, 2006

Last updated

Apr 14, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 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: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Other, 1993

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Premier Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine PLCGroup PAC ID 9032023320, 39 clinicians

Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PCGroup PAC ID 7315848140, 523 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Hospital, Nashville, TN, CCN 440197
• Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hospital, Hendersonville, TN, CCN 440194
• Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Hospital, Smyrna, TN, CCN 440227
• Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Hospital, Springfield, TN, CCN 440065

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: christopher.kauffman.1@321.direct.athenahealth.com

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

• Advanced Diagnostic Imaging, PC

  dba AdvancedHealth

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Goodlettsville, TN
  • NPI 1093741464
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Premier Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine PLC

  dba Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1972577351
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PC

  dba Ankle and Foot Centers of Nashville

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Lewisburg, TN
  • NPI 1922846559
  NPD
• Premier Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, PLC

  dba Hughston Clinic Orthopaedics

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1861029084
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc.

  dba Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1720032345
  Care Compare affiliation
• HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc.

  dba TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Smyrna, TN
  • NPI 1992776405
  Care Compare affiliation
• Hendersonville Hospital Corporation

  dba Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hendersonville, TN
  • NPI 1538114434
  Care Compare affiliation
• Springfield Health Services, LLC

  dba NorthCrest Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Springfield, TN
  • NPI 1093397184
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "3024 BUSINESS PARK CIR",
            "city": "GOODLETTSVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "370723132",
            "telephone_number": "615-239-2018"
        },
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            "fax_number": "615-232-3838"
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}

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• Emily Keeter, DPM
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• Alexandra Nicole Keller, AGACNP-BC
• Emily Denise Kelley, PTA

• Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in Smyrna, TN
• Providers in Smyrna, TN by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 14, 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.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.