NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren K. Ventola, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Nashville, TN

Lauren K. Ventola, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1821431693, issued on Apr 11, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 61529, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821431693
Name
Lauren K. Ventola
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
61529 TN
MD466717 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2400 Patterson St Ste 215, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 342-7345
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 342-7346
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200819003201); 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 2400 Patterson St Ste 215

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

  1. Priscilla Beatty, N.P.Acute Care Nurse Practitioner1477738052
  2. Cassie Calder, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1164623138
  3. Ryan Henderson, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1669785960
  4. Jenna Hill, APRNNurse Practitioner1043082472
  5. Jielin YuThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1083146690

Verify Lauren K. Ventola 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

27 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lauren Ventola27
  2. Specialty average1,425

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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $10,394.29

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lauren Ventola$10,394
  2. Specialty average$5,160

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. Centennial Surgical Clinic, LLCNashville, TN

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

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee

  1. James Adams, M.D.Memphis, TN1649275322
  2. Ashish Agrawal, M.D.Jackson, TN1225136484
  3. Ankur Ahuja, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN1912263005
  4. Ahmad Al Shyoukh, MDJackson, TN1558856724
  5. Mariam Alawoki, M.D.Kingsport, TN1487017869
  6. Ahmad Albalbissi, M.D.Bristol, TN1164876330
  7. Melissa Aldridge, DOMurfreesboro, TN1073132429
  8. Abdelhamid Alsharif, MDKnoxville, TN1689985285
  9. Mohammad Alsoub, MDDickson, TN1063407534
  10. Hannah Anderson, DONashville, TN1649834425

Common questions

What is Lauren K. Ventola, M.D.'s NPI number?

Lauren K. Ventola, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821431693, issued on Apr 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren K. Ventola, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Patterson St Ste 215, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 342-7345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren K. Ventola, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 61529, 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 Lauren K. Ventola, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren K. Ventola, M.D. had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Lauren K. Ventola, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.