Lawrence Tyson Heller, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Nashville, TN
Lawrence Tyson Heller, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1356608517, issued on Apr 12, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 52423, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Tyson Heller
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 52423 TN
01096101A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250716001471); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence Tyson Heller in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 52423Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
352 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt15 claims
- Eliquis13 claims
- Famotidine13 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Vincent Physician Services Hospital And Health Care CenterIndianapolis, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lawrence Tyson Heller among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee
Lawrence Tyson Heller, M.D. is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Carmody, MDNashville, TN 372321740275221
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- Shelley Ellis, MDNashville, TN 372321073612412
- Angela Horton, MDNashville, TN 372321174730386
- Saad Khan, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321538356571
- Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSCNashville, TN 372321134239874
- Joshua Labrin, MDNashville, TN 372321548462278
- Gregory Plemmons, MDNashville, TN 372321487746897
Common questions
What is Lawrence Tyson Heller, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence Tyson Heller, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356608517, issued on Apr 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Tyson Heller, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Tyson Heller, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 52423, 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 Lawrence Tyson Heller, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Tyson Heller, M.D. had 352 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lawrence Tyson Heller, M.D.'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.