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Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology

3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232

(615) 936-2000

Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD is a nuclear medicine specialist in Nashville, TN specializing in nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology. Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), VANDERBILT IMAGING SERVICES, LLC and WILLIAMSON IMAGING, LLC.

Office Locations

3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232

(615) 936-2000

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1909 Acklen Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212

(615) 777-9729

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2009 Mallory Lane Suite 150
Franklin, TN 37067

(615) 771-8668

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337 22nd Avenue N
Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 327-1500

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4525 Harding Pike Suite 102
Nashville, TN 37205

(615) 463-3034

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601 E Rollins Street
Orlando, FL 32803

(407) 200-2355

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719 Thompson Lane Suite 23300
Nashville, TN 37204

(611) 593-6360

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

bone imaging

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

By Affordability:

diagnostic imaging

gastric emptying study

gastrointestinal motility tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD performed more bone imaging, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for diagnostic imaging, gastric emptying study, and gastrointestinal motility tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

nuclear scan

In 2023, Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD performed more nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee.

Top 25%

By Volume:

gastric emptying study

joint scan

By Affordability:

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

nuclear stress test

SPECT scan

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD performed more gastric emptying study, and joint scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), and SPECT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Nashville, TN during 2016 were nuclear scan, musculoskeletal imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	131
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
cardiac procedures	12
CT scan	109
diagnostic imaging	59
endocrine imaging	24
gastrointestinal procedures	59
lymph node procedures	38
musculoskeletal imaging	229
nuclear scan	362
pelvic imaging	59
stress testing	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	212
thyroid function tests	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	43
vascular procedures	30
X-rays	203

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	717
Female	959

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1292
Black	165
Hispanic	168
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	652
From 75 to 84	522
85 and over	244
Less than 65	258

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Nashville, TN during 2017 were abdominal imaging, ultrasound (sonogram), nuclear scan and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	712
cardiac procedures	43
CT scan	233
diagnostic imaging	117
endocrine imaging	20
gastrointestinal procedures	117
lab tests	28
lymph node procedures	96
musculoskeletal imaging	312
neck imaging	63
nuclear scan	588
pelvic imaging	118
stress testing	43
thoracic (chest) imaging	440
thyroid function tests	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	691
vascular procedures	79
X-rays	317

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1483
Female	1796

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2454
Black	331
Hispanic	385
Asian	0
Other	67
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1276
From 75 to 84	1026
85 and over	473
Less than 65	504

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Nashville, TN during 2018 were nuclear scan, ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	363
cardiac procedures	43
CT scan	96
diagnostic imaging	122
endocrine imaging	16
gastrointestinal procedures	122
lab tests	200
lymph node procedures	86
musculoskeletal imaging	318
neck imaging	138
nuclear scan	585
pelvic imaging	48
stress testing	43
thoracic (chest) imaging	113
thyroid function tests	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	406
vascular procedures	45
X-rays	112

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1380
Female	1730

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2412
Black	276
Hispanic	311
Asian	0
Other	60
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1245
From 75 to 84	967
85 and over	435
Less than 65	463

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated during 2018 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	44
Dementia	21
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Nashville, TN during 2019 were nuclear scan, lab tests, musculoskeletal imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	283
cardiac procedures	42
CT scan	33
diagnostic imaging	137
endocrine imaging	16
gastrointestinal procedures	137
lab tests	441
lymph node procedures	59
musculoskeletal imaging	399
neck imaging	149
nuclear scan	617
pelvic imaging	11
stress testing	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	66
thyroid function tests	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	349
vascular procedures	21
X-rays	80

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1387
Female	1772

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2547
Black	230
Hispanic	278
Asian	48
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1339
From 75 to 84	1030
85 and over	403
Less than 65	387

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated during 2019 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Nashville, TN during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, nuclear scan, X-rays and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	136
cardiac procedures	42
diagnostic imaging	79
gastrointestinal procedures	79
lab tests	22
lymph node procedures	36
musculoskeletal imaging	465
nuclear scan	418
stress testing	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	73
X-rays	229

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	832
Female	968

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1461
Black	143
Hispanic	120
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	779
From 75 to 84	577
85 and over	220
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Nashville, TN during 2021 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	29
cardiac procedures	41
diagnostic imaging	29
gastrointestinal procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	947
nuclear scan	173
stress testing	41
X-rays	844

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	458
Female	976

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1264
Black	104
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	809
From 75 to 84	411
85 and over	64
Less than 65	150

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Nashville, TN during 2022 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	18
cardiac procedures	51
diagnostic imaging	18
gastrointestinal procedures	18
musculoskeletal imaging	805
nuclear scan	164
stress testing	51
X-rays	710

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	811

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1133
Black	74
Hispanic	17
Asian	15
Other	44
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	732
From 75 to 84	365
85 and over	70
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Nashville, TN during 2023 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	35
cardiac procedures	46
diagnostic imaging	35
gastrointestinal procedures	35
musculoskeletal imaging	831
nuclear scan	144
stress testing	46
X-rays	768

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	531
Female	833

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1204
Black	71
Hispanic	16
Asian	15
Other	58
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	738
From 75 to 84	424
85 and over	73
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and osteoperosis.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Nashville, TN were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, nuclear scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	213
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
cardiac procedures	40
CT scan	117
diagnostic imaging	74
endocrine imaging	19
gastrointestinal procedures	74
lab tests	172
lymph node procedures	63
musculoskeletal imaging	538
neck imaging	116
nuclear scan	381
pelvic imaging	59
stress testing	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	169
thyroid function tests	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	312
vascular procedures	43
X-rays	407

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	907
Female	1230

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	174
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	1720
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	163
Other	49

**Age**
75 to 84	665
85 and over	247
Less than 65	278
65 to 74	946

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD From 2016 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	32
Dementia	14

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

VANDERBILT IMAGING SERVICES, LLC

WILLIAMSON IMAGING, LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Philip Maximilian Scherer, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$8,840 $8,840
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$190 $190
Abbott Laboratories	$124 FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 $124
CSL Behring	$30 $30
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$16 PROMACTA $16
Other	$16 Rubraca $16

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$8,100
Food and Beverage	$557
Travel and Lodging	$368
Education	$190

Biography

Dr. Philip Scherer's areas of specialization are nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology. He is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).