Dr. Katherine I. Nearing, MD

Dr. Nearing practices at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, part of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.

Dr. Nearing's NPI, 1073807970, was assigned on June 8, 2011. Dr. Nearing graduated from University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Nearing holds Tennessee license 53412.

Dr. Nearing's primary practice is Methodist University Hospital, at 1265 Union Ave Suite 700, Memphis, TN 38104 in Shelby County. The practice phone is (901) 516-8274.

Dr. Nearing's primary practice is Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, part of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. Dr. Nearing is also affiliated with Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. The medical group on file is UT Neurology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nearing to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nearing practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Nearing's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Nearing is licensed in Tennessee.

CMS data shows 190 Medicare services from Dr. Nearing across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 101 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,010 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 101 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nearing in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 34 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.99, 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. Nearing's median patient age at 69, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nearing wrote 103 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 53 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $643 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 80 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Nearing for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nearing accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Nearing as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Nearing, published from 2015 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Stroke, Brain Ischemia and Tomography, X-Ray Computed. Dr. Nearing has published most often in Neurology. Dr. Nearing's most frequent co-authors are Andrei V. Alexandrov, MD, Nitin Goyal, MD and Lucas Elijovich, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Nearing from 8 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. paid the most, $1,000.

Dr. Nearing graduated from University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine in 2011.