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Brett Aaron Cohen, MD

Emergency Medicine · Nashville

NPI 1376084715

Medicare standing
Clear
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Plans that list them
Not verified
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Office
1

Offices

1 location · Vanderbilt University Medical Center · 3,510 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Vanderbilt University Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

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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 Medicine
    LicensedNo 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 it
    Overall 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.

Every scored measure at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths3.28 (2.41 to 4.15) · 6,585 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths1.2 (0.85 to 1.54) · 15,700 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.591BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.703BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,175 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.21 (0.56 to 1.87) · 4,737 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.13 (0.97 to 1.28)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths145.72 (117.43 to 174.02) · 459 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.8 · 228 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.6 · 135 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths12.1 · 223 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths9.2 · 632 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths11.7 · 466 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 557 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.9 · 7,242 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.3 (0.14 to 0.46) · 17,585 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.21 (0.05 to 0.37) · 18,947 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.16 (1.96 to 4.35) · 7,265 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.33 (0.44 to 2.22) · 4,100 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.05 (6.38 to 11.73) · 4,115 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.74 (3.02 to 6.45) · 4,325 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.66 (0.48 to 2.84) · 1,745 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.5 · 156 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.072No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.406No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections1.337No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.5 · 400 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.1 · 1,055 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-18 · 288 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-31.6 · 752 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-10.7 · 504 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.4 · 668 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.2 to 6.4) · 1,413 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits11.4 (9.9 to 13) · 1,413 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.6 · 162 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.9 · 232 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.5 · 215 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits10.9 (8.8 to 13.5) · 4,301 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (1,643 patients answered, 22% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Room was "always" clean66%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained61%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)76%
Staff "always" explained new medications75%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Nurses "always" listened carefully76%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital80%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects48%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

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.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making25$3,241$130
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes16$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

Original Medicare by year
20245458752.37$40,131$6,772
2023261300752.33$216,078$33,380
2022201227752.17$149,486$27,651
2021118136751.99$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

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making115$16,807$145
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making69$6,378$92
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes24$4,078$170
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making18$933$52

2022: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making67$10,825$159
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making75$8,700$116
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes11$2,216$201
Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making12$452$38

2021: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making52$6,360$122
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making24$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.

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM65$4,722
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM66$4,363
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM31$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 count30$0
Medicaid work by year
2023208519$10,883
2022148222$10,234
2021116228$7,806
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM136$9,921
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM12$313

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM101$5,836
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM15$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.