Dr. Sara Nicole Horst, MD

  • Nashville, TN
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1265551295PAC ID8022114073
Medicare services, 2024
116
Medicare patients, 2024
102
Part D claims, 2024
703
Publications
70
Clinical trials
5
Practice address
1211 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN 37232
Practice phone
Call (615) 322-3454
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Primary practice

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Hospital · Nashville, Tennessee

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Dr. Sara Nicole Horst is a gastroenterologist in Nashville, Tennessee

Dr. Horst practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Dr. Horst's NPI, 1265551295, was assigned on March 29, 2007. Dr. Horst graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Horst holds Tennessee license 43742.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8022114073
NPI enumeration date
March 29, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(615) 322-3454
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2004

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

Dr. Sara Nicole Horst practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee

Dr. Horst's primary practice is Vanderbilt University Medical Center, at 1211 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN 37232 in Davidson County. The practice phone is (615) 322-3454.

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Dr. Sara Nicole Horst is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Horst's primary practice is Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Horst to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sara Nicole Horst's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Sara Nicole Horst is one of 331 gastroenterologists in Tennessee

Gastroenterology is Dr. Horst's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Horst's licenses on file in 2 states: Tennessee and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, TennesseePrimaryLicense 43742 · taxonomy 207RG0100X
  • Internal medicine, OhioLicense 35089282 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Horst

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

Dr. Sara Nicole Horst billed Medicare for 116 services in 2024

CMS data shows 116 Medicare services from Dr. Horst across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 102 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,887 for them.

Medicare services, 2024116
Medicare patients102
Paid by Medicare$9,887
Procedure codes3

Dr. Horst's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 872024: 6031%
Surgery
2023: 362024: 5656%

Where Dr. Horst's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office10490%
  • In a facility1210%

Dr. Horst compared with the Tennessee median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Horst
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
116vs 64582% below
Medicare patients
102vs 37773% below
Part D claims
464vs 59622% below

Medians across 330 gastroenterologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Horst's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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. Sara Nicole Horst treated 102 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66

CMS counts 102 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Horst in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 50 patients. 63% of them have high cholesterol, and 62% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 2.00, 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. Horst's median patient age at 49, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 2024102
Average age66
Average risk score2.00

Dr. Horst's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Horst's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5453%
  • Men4847%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Horst's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol63%
  2. High blood pressure62%
  3. Arthritis43%
  4. Anxiety32%
  5. Chronic kidney disease29%
  6. Depression29%
  7. Mood disorders29%
  8. Ischemic heart disease26%

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

Dr. Horst's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 49

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men44%

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

Dr. Sara Nicole Horst wrote 703 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Horst wrote 703 Medicare Part D claims for 121 patients. 52% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 464 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,222,344 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 556 claims across 21 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024703
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$5.2M
Part D patients121

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

  • Generic364 claims52%
  • Brand-name327 claims47%
  • Other12 claims2%

Dr. Horst's 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. Horst's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics12%83 of 703 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: 5562024: 46417%

Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 21 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. Sara Nicole Horst ranks in the 66th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Dr. Horst accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Horst as offering telehealth. CMS counts 56 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Horst, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Horst ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
66th percentile56 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
51st percentile22 procedures

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

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Dr. Sara Nicole Horst has 70 publications on record

Dmand AI links 70 papers to Dr. Horst, published from 2012 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Crohn Disease and Telemedicine. Dr. Horst has published most often in Inflamm Bowel Dis. Dr. Horst's most frequent co-authors are David M.d. Schwartz, MD, Elizabeth Ann Scoville, MD and Robin L. Dalal, MD.

Papers70
Years published2012 to 2025

Dr. Horst's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Horst writes about most

  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Crohn Disease
  • Telemedicine
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Colitis, Ulcerative
  • COVID-19
  • Depression
  • Infliximab

Dr. Horst's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Horst

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

Dr. Sara Nicole Horst has worked on 5 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Horst to 5 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Colitis, Ulcerative, Colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Eli Lilly and Company sponsors the most, 2. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Horst that name 2 trials.

Conditions in Dr. Horst's trials

  • Colitis, Ulcerative
  • Colitis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Crohn Disease
  • Gastroenteritis

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Horst

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Horst

Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Sara Nicole Horst received $266,768 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 307 general payments to Dr. Horst from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $97,022. It also lists 6 research payments totaling $22,184 from 2016 to 2021, naming 2 clinical trials.

General payments to Dr. Horst by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Horst by kind, 2016 to 2025

$266.8Kin total
  • Consulting fees$163,10861%
  • Grants$50,00019%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$25,89810%
  • Travel and lodging$16,4326%
  • Other$11,3294%

Companies that paid Dr. Horst the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Sara Nicole Horst graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine

Dr. Horst graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2004.

  1. Medical schoolOhio State University College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Sara Nicole Horst'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
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
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. Sara Nicole Horst's NPI number?

Dr. Sara Nicole Horst's NPI number is 1265551295. It was assigned on March 29, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sara Nicole Horst?

Dr. Sara Nicole Horst is a gastroenterologist in Nashville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Sara Nicole Horst practice?

Dr. Horst practices at 1211 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN 37232. Dr. Horst's primary practice is Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Horst to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Sara Nicole Horst's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Horst is (615) 322-3454.

What is Dr. Sara Nicole Horst's medical license number?

Dr. Horst holds Tennessee license 43742, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Sara Nicole Horst been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Horst in Tennessee and Ohio.

Which hospitals is Dr. Sara Nicole Horst affiliated with?

Dr. Horst practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

What medical group is Dr. Sara Nicole Horst part of?

Dr. Horst is linked to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Horst to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Sara Nicole Horst accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Horst billed Medicare for 116 services in 2024, and Dr. Horst accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Sara Nicole Horst offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Horst as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sara Nicole Horst see?

CMS counts 102 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Horst in 2024, with an average age of 66.

What services does Dr. Sara Nicole Horst bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Horst's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: digestive system (45380) and surgery: digestive system (43239).

Where did Dr. Sara Nicole Horst go to medical school?

Dr. Horst graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 2004.

What drugs does Dr. Sara Nicole Horst prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Horst's most prescribed drugs by claims were Stelara, Omeprazole and Skyrizi On-Body.

Has Dr. Sara Nicole Horst received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $266,768 in general payments to Dr. Horst from 17 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Sara Nicole Horst been practicing?

Dr. Horst graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

Does Dr. Sara Nicole Horst do research?

Dmand AI links 70 publications to Dr. Horst, published from 2012 to 2025. Dr. Horst has worked on 5 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Sara Nicole Horst publish with?

Dr. Horst's most frequent co-authors are David M.d. Schwartz, MD (38 shared papers), Elizabeth Ann Scoville, MD (22 shared papers) and Robin L. Dalal, MD (16 shared papers).

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