NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Nashville, TN

Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1144285099, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 49240, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144285099
Name
Chandrashekhar Ramaiah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
49240 TN
32138 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4230 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205
Phone
(615) 385-4781
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 385-9265
Medicaid IDs
64036536 KY
1530810 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121221000267); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4230 Harding Pike

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jonathan Allgood, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013042910
  2. Kara Anderson, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1619321486
  3. Christopher Ashton, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1487076030
  4. Ashok Babu, M.D.Surgery Physician1316142573
  5. Mitzi Baker, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1376897785
  6. Jeanne Ballinger, M.D.Specialist1972582096

Verify Chandrashekhar Ramaiah in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

57 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chandrashekhar Ramaiah57
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin47 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $313.07

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.

  1. Chandrashekhar Ramaiah$313.07
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Saint Thomas Medical PartnersNashville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Chandrashekhar Ramaiah among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee

Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MD 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 2006, is newer than 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 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.

All 131 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Phillip Brown, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051780728089
  2. John DansbyNashville, TN 372051578429650
  3. David Glassford, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051083616387
  4. Darius Hollings, MDNashville, TN 372051194971945
  5. Clayton Kaiser, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051003077728
  6. John Lea, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051821090051
  7. Michael Petracek, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051972505105
  8. John Pirolo, M.D.Nashville, TN 372051487656609

Common questions

What is Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MD's NPI number?

Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144285099, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4230 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 385-4781. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 49240, 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.

How much does Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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