Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins, MD

  • Franklin, TN
  • Colorectal surgeon
NPI1518126960PAC ID6406084235
Medicare services, 2023
13
Medicare patients, 2024
44
Part D claims, 2024
63
Publications
117
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
2009 Mallory Lane, Suite 100, Franklin, TN 37067
Practice phone
Call (615) 468-2772
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Primary practice

Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Franklin, Tennessee

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Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins is a colorectal surgeon in Franklin, Tennessee

Dr. Hawkins practices at Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs in Franklin, Tennessee.

Dr. Hawkins' NPI, 1518126960, was assigned on June 2, 2008. Dr. Hawkins graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Hawkins holds Tennessee license 54370.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6406084235
NPI enumeration date
June 2, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(615) 468-2772
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins practices at Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs in Franklin, Tennessee

Dr. Hawkins' primary practice is Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs, at 2009 Mallory Lane, Suite 100, Franklin, TN 37067. The practice phone is (615) 468-2772.

  • Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs
    2009 Mallory Lane, Suite 100, Franklin, TN 37067Phone(615) 468-2772

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Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Hawkins' primary practice is Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs in Franklin, Tennessee. Dr. Hawkins is also affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hawkins to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hawkins practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool SpringsAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins is one of 31 colorectal surgeons in Tennessee

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Hawkins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dr. Hawkins is licensed in Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Colon and rectal surgery, TennesseePrimaryLicense MD54370 · taxonomy 208C00000X

Colorectal surgeons near Dr. Hawkins

Counts of colorectal surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

31colorectal surgeons in Tennessee
4colorectal surgeons in Franklin

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins billed Medicare for 13 services in 2023

CMS data shows 13 Medicare services from Dr. Hawkins across 1 procedure code in 2023, all of them office visits, for 44 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $963 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202313
Medicare patients44
Paid by Medicare$963
Procedure codes1

Dr. Hawkins' Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Office and hospital visits
2022: 152023: 1313%

Dr. Hawkins compared with the Tennessee median for colorectal surgeons, 2023

  • Dr. Hawkins
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
13vs 22694% below
Medicare patients
44vs 15071% below
Part D claims
31vs 7659% below

Medians across 30 colorectal surgeons in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Hawkins' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins treated 44 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 44 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hawkins in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 19 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hawkins' median patient age at 65, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 202444
Average age73
Average risk score2.11

Dr. Hawkins' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Hawkins' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1534%
  • Men2966%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Hawkins' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Cancer57%
  4. Arthritis55%
  5. Chronic kidney disease36%
  6. Atrial fibrillation32%
  7. Diabetes30%
  8. Ischemic heart disease27%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Hawkins' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins wrote 63 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Hawkins wrote 63 Medicare Part D claims for 27 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 31 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $106 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 27 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202463
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$106
Part D patients27

Dr. Hawkins' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic61 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims3%

Dr. Hawkins' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Hawkins' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics51%32 of 63 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 272024: 3115%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins ranks in the 49th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Dr. Hawkins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Hawkins, more than 49% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Hawkins ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
49th percentile22 procedures

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Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins has 117 publications on record

Dmand AI links 117 papers to Dr. Hawkins, published from 2012 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 18. The most frequent topics are Rectal Neoplasms, Neoadjuvant Therapy and Colectomy. Dr. Hawkins has published most often in Dis Colon Rectum. Dr. Hawkins' most frequent co-authors are Timothy Geiger, MD, Molly M. Ford, MD and Roberta Lee Muldoon, MD.

Papers117
Years published2012 to 2025

Dr. Hawkins' papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Hawkins writes about most

  • Rectal Neoplasms
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Colectomy
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Proctectomy
  • Anastomotic Leak
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant

Dr. Hawkins' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Hawkins

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins received $572 in industry payments from 2016 to 2020

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Hawkins from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2020. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. paid the most, $220.

General payments to Dr. Hawkins by program year, 2016 to 2020

General payments to Dr. Hawkins by kind, 2016 to 2020

$572in total
  • Food and beverage$35262%
  • Consulting fees$22038%

Companies that paid Dr. Hawkins the most, 2016 to 2020

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine

Dr. Hawkins graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2008.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins' NPI number?

Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins' NPI number is 1518126960. It was assigned on June 2, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins?

Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins is a colorectal surgeon in Franklin, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208C00000X).

Where does Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins practice?

Dr. Hawkins practices at 2009 Mallory Lane, Suite 100, Franklin, TN 37067. Dr. Hawkins' primary practice is Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs in Franklin, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hawkins to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Hawkins is (615) 468-2772.

What is Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins' medical license number?

Dr. Hawkins holds Tennessee license 54370.

Which hospitals is Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins affiliated with?

Dr. Hawkins is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins part of?

Dr. Hawkins is linked to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Does Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hawkins billed Medicare for 13 services in 2023, and Dr. Hawkins accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins see?

CMS counts 44 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hawkins in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Hawkins' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214).

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Where did Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins go to medical school?

Dr. Hawkins graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2008.

What drugs does Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hawkins' most prescribed drugs by claims were Neomycin Sulfate and Metronidazole.

Has Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $572 in general payments to Dr. Hawkins from 5 companies from 2016 to 2020. The largest total came from Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.

How long has Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins been practicing?

Dr. Hawkins graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins do research?

Dmand AI links 117 publications to Dr. Hawkins, published from 2012 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Alexander T. Hawkins publish with?

Dr. Hawkins' most frequent co-authors are Timothy Geiger, MD (30 shared papers), Molly M. Ford, MD (22 shared papers) and Roberta Lee Muldoon, MD (19 shared papers).

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