NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Nathaniel Quintana, MD

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

Eric Nathaniel Quintana, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1083146765, issued on Mar 31, 2017. Check the license (Tennessee 61943, 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
1083146765
Name
Eric Nathaniel Quintana
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
61943 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1215 21St Ave S Ste 5025, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 343-5000
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240509001223); 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 1215 21St Ave S Ste 5025

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

  1. Keki Balsara, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1942467642

Verify Eric Nathaniel Quintana 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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Industry payments in 2024: $588.24

9 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.

  1. Eric Quintana$588.24
  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.

One hospital affiliation

  1. 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.

Eric Nathaniel Quintana among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee

Eric Nathaniel Quintana, 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 2017, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · 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.

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

  1. Tarek Absi, MDNashville, TN 372321578647681
  2. Matthew Bacchetta, MDNashville, TN 372321598866840
  3. Keki Balsara, MDNashville, TN 372321942467642
  4. Ben Barton, MDNashville, TN 372321487757605
  5. David Bichell, MDNashville, TN 372321346337474
  6. Karla Christian, MDNashville, TN 372321174621023
  7. Eric Grogan, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321023220753
  8. Eric Lambright, M.DNashville, TN 372321184657272

Common questions

What is Eric Nathaniel Quintana, MD's NPI number?

Eric Nathaniel Quintana, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083146765, issued on Mar 31, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Nathaniel Quintana, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 21St Ave S Ste 5025, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 343-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Nathaniel Quintana, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 61943, 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.

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.

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