Duc Q. Nguyen, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Nashville, TN
Duc Q. Nguyen, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1649284720, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 56943, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Duc Q. Nguyen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 56943 TN
053294 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 936-2000
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180625002385); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Duc Q. Nguyen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 56943Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
199 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate32 claims
- Clopidogrel25 claims
- Furosemide19 claims
- Carvedilol11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $499.20
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Tristar Cardiovascular Surgery LLCNashville, TN
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.
Duc Q. Nguyen among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee
Duc Q. Nguyen, 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
- Graduated1994 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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
- 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 Duc Q. Nguyen, MD's NPI number?
Duc Q. Nguyen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649284720, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Duc Q. Nguyen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 936-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Duc Q. Nguyen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 56943, 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 Duc Q. Nguyen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Duc Q. Nguyen, MD had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Duc Q. Nguyen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. 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.