Vanessa R. Gibson, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Memphis, TN
Vanessa R. Gibson, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1407053036, issued on Jun 28, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 72174, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vanessa R. Gibson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 72174 TN
39734 KY
262935-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1265 Union Ave, 2 Shorb Tower, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone
- (901) 478-2211
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2025
- Fax
- (901) 478-2215
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241115003842); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1265 Union Ave, 2 Shorb Tower
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Vanessa R. Gibson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 72174Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,903.47
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Long Island Thoracic Surgery P.C.Lynbrook, NY
- UT Methodist Physicians LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vanessa R. Gibson among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee
Vanessa R. Gibson, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
All 131 in Tennessee → Every provider in Memphis → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ganpat Valaulikar, MDMemphis, TN 381041245248335
- Christopher Knott-Craig, MDMemphis, TN 381051922076272
- Danielle Sen, MD MPH MSMemphis, TN 381031518958107
- Alim Khandekar, M. D.Memphis, TN 381161407865322
- James Blatchford, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191922035971
- Thomas Kleisli, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191518195627
- Glenn Schoettle, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191710996624
- Harvey Garrett, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201508800905
Common questions
What is Vanessa R. Gibson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vanessa R. Gibson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407053036, issued on Jun 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vanessa R. Gibson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1265 Union Ave, 2 Shorb Tower, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 478-2211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vanessa R. Gibson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 72174, 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 Vanessa R. Gibson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vanessa R. Gibson, M.D. had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.