Physician Profile
Brian J. Gelfand, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Gelfand
Brian J. Gelfand, MD is a healthcare provider in Nashville, TN specializing in anesthesiology. Medicare claims data shows Brian provided 300 services to 297 patients. The services billed most often include insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin, anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity, and ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (615) 936-2000
- Email not available
Practice Locations
3601 THE VANDERBILT CLINIC
Nashville, TN 37232
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Anesthesiology generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Anesthesia complications
Back & spine
- Arthritis of the spine
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Herniated disc
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tailbone pain
- Upper Back Pain
Chronic pain
Facial & jaw pain
General pain
Head & facial pain
Headaches
Joint pain
Mental health
Muscle pain
Musculoskeletal pain
Nerve pain
- Abdominal wall nerve pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Foot Numbness and Tingling
- Groin nerve pain after hernia surgery
- Nerve damage after surgery
- Neuropathy
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Phantom limb pain
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
- Sciatica
- Shingles pain
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Pelvic pain
Post-surgery recovery
Sedation & anesthesia
Spine pain
Procedures & services
Ablation
Head & facial procedures
Implants & devices
- Pain pump implant
- Pain pump refill and check
- Peripheral nerve stimulator implant
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
- Spinal cord stimulator trial
Infusion therapies
Infusion therapy
Joint injections
Muscle injections
Nerve blocks
- Abdominal Nerve Block
- Celiac Plexus Nerve Block
- Ganglion impar block
- Groin nerve block
- Pudendal nerve block
- Superior hypogastric plexus block
Nerve injections
- Celiac plexus block
- Lumbar sympathetic block
- Nerve block
- Rib nerve block
- Shoulder nerve block
- Stellate ganglion block
Nerve procedures
Pain relief procedures
Regional anesthesia
Sedation
Sedation & anesthesia
- General anesthesia
- Labor epidural
- Moderate dental sedation
- Pre-surgery anesthesia consult
- Sedation for dental work
- Spinal spinal block
Spine injections
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet joint injection
- Medial branch block
- Sacroiliac joint injection
- Tailbone epidural injection
Spine procedures
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
300 services · 297 patients · 12 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Procedure | 36620 |
59 |
| Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | Anaesthesia | 00537 |
42 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Anaesthesia | 01922 |
24 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on artery of brain, heart, or chest | Anaesthesia | 01926 |
23 |
| Anesthesia for x-ray on arteries | Anaesthesia | 01924 |
15 |
| Anesthesia for insertion of permanent heart pacemaker | Anaesthesia | 00530 |
15 |
| Anesthesia for other closed procedure on chest | Anaesthesia | 00520 |
14 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Treatment | 93320 |
32 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Treatment | 93312 |
32 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Treatment | 93325 |
17 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Related specialists at this location 3
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other anesthesiologists in Nashville 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 24 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1991 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin 8
Providers in TN who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gelfand?
Dr. Gelfand is an anesthesiologist in Nashville, TN. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Anesthesiology”.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Gelfand's address?
Dr. Gelfand is listed at 3601 the Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Dr. Gelfand?
The number on file is (615) 936-2000. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Gelfand?
Dr. Gelfand's National Provider Identifier is 1902954779. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Gelfand train?
Dr. Gelfand attended Other, graduating in 1991. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Gelfand have?
Dr. Gelfand has 35 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1991, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Dr. Gelfand perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Gelfand performs procedures including insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin; provides treatments such as ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers and ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Dr. Gelfand's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Gelfand. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.