Vern Eric Kerchberger, M.D.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Nashville, TN
Vern Eric Kerchberger, M.D. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1255697397, issued on Apr 3, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 53763, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vern Eric Kerchberger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- 53763 TN
277611 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1161 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3412
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161213002719); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vern Eric Kerchberger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 53763Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 82% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa29 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta15 claims
- Ventolin Hfa12 claims
- Spiriva Respimat11 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).
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.
Vern Eric Kerchberger among 88 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee
Vern Eric Kerchberger, M.D. is one of 88 critical care medicine (internal medicine) 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 60% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 68 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 88 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gordon Bernard, MDNashville, TN 372321326147760
- Angelo Canonico, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321407896749
- Jonathan Casey, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321780904631
- Eugene Ely, MDNashville, TN 372321619051729
- Kaele Leonard, MDNashville, TN 372321730677022
- Daniel Motta Calderon, MD, MPHNashville, TN 372321588244479
- Shannon Niedermeyer, MDNashville, TN 372321306209655
- Todd Rice, MDNashville, TN 372321558458687
Common questions
What is Vern Eric Kerchberger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vern Eric Kerchberger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255697397, issued on Apr 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vern Eric Kerchberger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1161 21St Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vern Eric Kerchberger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 53763, 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 Vern Eric Kerchberger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vern Eric Kerchberger, M.D. had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vern Eric Kerchberger, 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.