Brian Lima, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Nashville, TN
Brian Lima, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1669649703, issued on May 8, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 69452, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Lima
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 69452 TN
75326 MN
P3549 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-5000
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240104002871); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Lima in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 69452Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $568.95
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Brian Lima among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee
Brian Lima, M.D. is one of 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tarek Absi, MDNashville, TN 372321578647681
- Matthew Bacchetta, MDNashville, TN 372321598866840
- Keki Balsara, MDNashville, TN 372321942467642
- Ben Barton, MDNashville, TN 372321487757605
- David Bichell, MDNashville, TN 372321346337474
- Karla Christian, MDNashville, TN 372321174621023
- Eric Grogan, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321023220753
- Eric Lambright, M.DNashville, TN 372321184657272
Common questions
What is Brian Lima, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Lima, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669649703, issued on May 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Lima, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Lima, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 69452, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Brian Lima, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.