NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Nashville, TN

Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1417105750, issued on Aug 28, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 65672, 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
1417105750
Name
Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
65672 TN
63185-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 322-3000
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 26, 2025
Medicaid ID
1417105750 WI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260320000365); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic

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

  1. Kristie AamodtPediatric Endocrinology Physician1780115931
  2. Hibo Abdi, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1336761758
  3. Hodan Abdi, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710383922
  4. Cecilia Abello, PA-CPhysician Assistant1760336101
  5. Ahad Abid, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316500176
  6. Yara Aboshady, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558998971

Verify Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran 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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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,088 Medicare Part D claims for 465 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mercy Chandrasekaran3,088
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis289 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium249 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate233 claims
  4. Furosemide168 claims
  5. Carvedilol156 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate150 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $153.84

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mercy Chandrasekaran$153.84
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
  2. Martin Memorial Medical Center IncPort Saint Lucie, FL

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.

Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran among 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee

Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran, M.D. is one of 464 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 72% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 1999 among the 320 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Baker, MDNashville, TN 372321508839622
  2. Joshua Beckman, MDNashville, TN 372321790736759
  3. Jonathan Brown, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321588622971
  4. George Crossley, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321568465623
  5. Jane Freedman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321881670859
  6. Francis Gaffney, MDNashville, TN 372321134191067
  7. Shawn Gregory, MDNashville, TN 372321154311413
  8. Dinesh Gupta, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321831182443

Common questions

What is Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417105750, issued on Aug 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran, 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 Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 65672, 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 Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mercy Ponnammal Chandrasekaran, M.D. had 3,088 Medicare Part D claims for 465 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.