Charlene Tennyson, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Grand Rapids, MI
Charlene Tennyson, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1205669819, issued on Aug 21, 2024. Check the license (Michigan 4352001221, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charlene Tennyson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 4352001221 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone
- (616) 391-2802
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2024
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251010002917); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charlene Tennyson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4352001221Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $975.67
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Spectrum Health Primary Care PartnersGrand Rapids, MI
- The Association OF University PhysiciansSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charlene Tennyson among 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Michigan
Charlene Tennyson, MD is one of 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 99% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 99% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 1998 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% 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 Michigan 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 Michigan
There are 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Michigan.
All 208 in Michigan → Every provider in Grand Rapids → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Osama Eltayeb, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031336111681
- Justin Fanning, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031700908522
- James Hammel, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031063461317
- John Heiser, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031174596639
- Neal Hillman, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031073583126
- Robert Hooker, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031265405765
- Marzia Leacche, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031154478980
- Edward Murphy, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031124090808
Common questions
What is Charlene Tennyson, MD's NPI number?
Charlene Tennyson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205669819, issued on Aug 21, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charlene Tennyson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 391-2802. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charlene Tennyson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4352001221, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.