Lynn Raju Punnoose, M.D.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Nashville, TN
Lynn Raju Punnoose, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1659570760, issued on Jul 18, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee MD57456, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lynn Raju Punnoose
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- MD57456 TN
57456 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180827001048); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lynn Raju Punnoose in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD57456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,120 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Entresto115 claims
- Spironolactone96 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate92 claims
- Vyndamax59 claims
- Carvedilol57 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium55 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: $32.37
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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.
One hospital affiliation
- 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.
Lynn Raju Punnoose among 37 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Tennessee
Lynn Raju Punnoose, M.D. is one of 37 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 100% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 30% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2009 among the 34 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 16% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 37 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Tennessee.
All 37 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Brinkley, MDNashville, TN 372321720284086
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- Joann Lindenfeld, MDNashville, TN 372321386734069
- Jonathan Menachem, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321245556554
- Henry Ooi, M.B.Nashville, TN 372321942268693
- Dawn Pedrotty, MD, PHNashville, TN 372321720371685
- Aniket Rali, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321477999316
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Common questions
What is Lynn Raju Punnoose, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lynn Raju Punnoose, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659570760, issued on Jul 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lynn Raju Punnoose, 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 Lynn Raju Punnoose, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD57456, 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 Lynn Raju Punnoose, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lynn Raju Punnoose, M.D. had 1,120 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lynn Raju Punnoose, 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.