Brett Aaron Cohen, MD
Emergency Medicine · Nashville
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Vanderbilt University Medical Center · 3,510 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Vanderbilt University Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A171654 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2021 · expires 2027-02-28 · Medical College of Wisconsin.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
State licence records
1 licence
- Tennessee 67392Medical Doctor · since 2023 · expires 2028-03-31Specialty on the licence: Emergency MedicineLicensedNo board action on this licenceCheck it with the state
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School, training and certification
2 placements
What this clinician told their state board, medical school and everything before it. Only some states publish this, so nothing here means the state does not say, not that there was no training or certification.
Education
- Medical College of Wisconsin · MDMilwaukee, WI · 2017Medical school
Residency and fellowship
- Department of Emergency Medicine Administrative Fellowship, Administrative FellowshipPalo Alto, CA · 2021–2023
- Northwestern Emergency Medicine Residency, Emergency MedicineChicago, IL · 2017–2021
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TNAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Vanderbilt Health, which runs 4 hospitalsHome of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 80% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate: 3.28 (2.41 to 4.15) · 6,585 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 1.2 (0.85 to 1.54) · 15,700 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.591, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.703, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,175 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 9 the same, 0 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 3.28 (2.41 to 4.15) · 6,585 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.2 (0.85 to 1.54) · 15,700 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.591 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.703 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,175 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.21 (0.56 to 1.87) · 4,737 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.13 (0.97 to 1.28) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 145.72 (117.43 to 174.02) · 459 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.8 · 228 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 9.6 · 135 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 12.1 · 223 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 9.2 · 632 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 11.7 · 466 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.1 · 557 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.9 · 7,242 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.3 (0.14 to 0.46) · 17,585 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.21 (0.05 to 0.37) · 18,947 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.16 (1.96 to 4.35) · 7,265 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 1.33 (0.44 to 2.22) · 4,100 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.05 (6.38 to 11.73) · 4,115 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.74 (3.02 to 6.45) · 4,325 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.66 (0.48 to 2.84) · 1,745 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.5 · 156 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.072 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.406 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 1.337 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 13.5 · 400 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.1 · 1,055 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -18 · 288 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -31.6 · 752 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -10.7 · 504 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.4 · 668 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.2 to 6.4) · 1,413 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.4 (9.9 to 13) · 1,413 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.6 · 162 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.9 · 232 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 215 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 10.9 (8.8 to 13.5) · 4,301 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (1,643 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 66% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 79% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained | 61% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 88% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 87% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 76% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 75% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 76% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 80% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 48% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$6,772
Medicare paid this office $6,772 for 54 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 25 | $3,241 | $130 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 16 | $2,513 | $157 |
Who their Medicare patients are
54 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 75 · Women 44% · Health risk score 2.37. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 56% · Chronic kidney disease 44% · Depression 39% · Diabetes 37% · COPD 35% · Atrial fibrillation 33% · Heart failure 28% · Cancer 28% · Stroke 28% · Dementia 24%.
The office billed $40,131, Medicare allowed $8,549 and paid $6,772; for 58 services of 8 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 54 | 58 | 75 | 2.37 | $40,131 | $6,772 |
| 2023 | 261 | 300 | 75 | 2.33 | $216,078 | $33,380 |
| 2022 | 201 | 227 | 75 | 2.17 | $149,486 | $27,651 |
| 2021 | 118 | 136 | 75 | 1.99 | $86,431 | $15,734 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 115 | $16,807 | $145 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 69 | $6,378 | $92 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 24 | $4,078 | $170 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 18 | $933 | $52 |
2022: 4 services
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 67 | $10,825 | $159 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 75 | $8,700 | $116 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 11 | $2,216 | $201 |
| Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making | 12 | $452 | $38 |
2021: 2 services
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 52 | $6,360 | $122 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 24 | $4,259 | $177 |
Medicaid work
$10,883 in 2023
Medicaid paid $10,883 for 208 billed services this clinician did in 2023, up to 19 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 65 | $4,722 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 66 | $4,363 |
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM | 31 | $1,798 |
| Basic metabolic panel (Calcium, total) This panel must include the following: Calcium, total (82310) Carbon dioxide (bicarbonate) (82374) Chloride (82435) Creatinine (82565) Glucose (82947) Potassium (84132) Sodium (84295) Urea nitrogen (BUN) (84520) | 16 | $0 |
| Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count | 30 | $0 |
| 2023 | 208 | 5 | 19 | $10,883 |
| 2022 | 148 | 2 | 22 | $10,234 |
| 2021 | 116 | 2 | 28 | $7,806 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2022
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 136 | $9,921 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 12 | $313 |
2021
| EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM | 101 | $5,836 |
| EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM | 15 | $1,970 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 97.1 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1376084715
- Licence
- CA A171654, IL 1376084715, TN 67392California A171654: Current · expires 2027-02-28Tennessee 67392: Licensed
- Trained
- Medical College of Wisconsin, 2017
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
- Mailing address
- 3841 Green Hills Village Dr Ste 200, Nashville, TN, 37215
- NPI first listed
- 2017-03-18
- NPI last updated
- 2023-09-17
- NPI record certified
- 2023-09-17
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL, 60611 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
This office lists an electronic records connection.