Cardiothoracic Surgeons in Tennessee
Data updated monthly · Last refresh October 2026
133 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers practice in Tennessee, including 18 (14%) offering telehealth. The largest concentration is in Nashville. Profiles include federal Open Payments records of money received from drug and device companies in 2025. Listings are drawn from federal public records and are not endorsements.
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) by city in Tennessee
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in Tennessee
Listed by city, largest first. Payment figures come from the federal Open Payments program, which requires drug and device companies to report what they pay physicians for consulting, speaking, meals, travel and royalties. A disclosed payment is a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing, and many totals reflect a single meal. Figures cover calendar year 2025.
Dr. John Murray, M.D.Knoxville, TN · $1,076 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(653) 056-9558 Dr. Kimberly Linden, MDKnoxville, TN · $650 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(610) 417-9229 Dr. Merideth Geib, MDKnoxville, TN · $1,058 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(865) 305-6955 Dr. Norbert Baumgartner, MDKnoxville, TN · $904 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(865) 632-5900 Dr. Raymond Dieter, MDKnoxville, TN · $1,088 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(865) 305-6955 Dr. Richard Briggs, M.D.Knoxville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(865) 647-3350 Dr. Robert Helsel, MDKnoxville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(865) 373-0820 Dr. Sean Jordan, MDKnoxville, TN · $1,864 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(865) 305-2495 Dr. Thomas Gaines, MDKnoxville, TN · $35 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(865) 305-6955 Dr. Thomas Guy, MDKnoxville, TN · $14,682 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(865) 632-5900 Dr. Vijay Patil, M.D.Knoxville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(865) 522-3355 Dr. William Mcalexander, MDKnoxville, TN · $472 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(865) 647-3350 Dr. William Walker, MDKnoxville, TN · $666 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(865) 647-3350 Dr. Alim Khandekar, M. D.Memphis, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(901) 758-7888 Dr. Bradley Wolf, M.D.Memphis, TN · $6,138 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(901) 226-0456 Dr. Carlo Rosati, M.D.Memphis, TN · $276 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(901) 226-0456 Dr. Christopher Knott-craig, MDMemphis, TN · $214 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(901) 287-7337 Dr. Christopher Mutrie, MDMemphis, TN · $7,880 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(901) 226-0456 Dr. Danielle Sen, MD MPH MSMemphis, TN · $174 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(901) 287-7337 Dr. Edward Robbins, MDMemphis, TN · $336 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(901) 761-9155 Dr. Ganpat Valaulikar, MDMemphis, TN · $1,454 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(901) 523-8990 Dr. Glenn Schoettle, M.D.Memphis, TN · $126 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(901) 236-0508 Dr. Harvey Garrett, M.D.Memphis, TN · $68,782 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(901) 226-0456 Dr. James Blatchford, M.D. Dr. Jerry Gooch, M.D.Memphis, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(901) 226-5957 Dr. Louis Ostrow, M.D.Memphis, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(901) 757-5740 Dr. Nidhi Desai, MDMemphis, TN · $153 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(901) 226-0456 Dr. Rachel Harrison, MDMemphis, TN · $2,214 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(901) 747-3066 Dr. Thomas Kleisli, M.D.Memphis, TN · $194 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(901) 236-0508 Dr. Vanessa Gibson, M.D.Memphis, TN · $236 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(901) 478-2211 Dr. William QuMemphis, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(901) 226-0456 Dr. Aaron Hoffman, MDMurfreesboro, TN · $1,069 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 396-6829 Dr. Ward Houck, M.D.Murfreesboro, TN · $104 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 867-1940 Dr. Aaron Williams, MDNashville, TN · $696 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-5000 Dr. Allen Wilcox, MDNashville, TN · $147 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 329-7878 Dr. Amber Edwards, MDNashville, TN · $73,973 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 329-7878 Dr. Ashish Shah, M.D.Nashville, TN · $424 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-3000 Dr. Ben Barton, MDNashville, TN · $620 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-3000 Dr. Brian Lima, M.D.Nashville, TN · $306 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-5000 Dr. Caitlin Demarest, M.D.Nashville, TN · $29,324 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-3000 Dr. Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MDNashville, TN · $279 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 385-4781 Dr. Chetan Pasrija, M.D.Nashville, TN · $616 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 936-2000 Dr. Clarence Thomas, M.D.Nashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 222-6343 Dr. Clayton Kaiser, M.D.Nashville, TN · $48,112 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 222-5500 Dr. Darius Hollings, MDNashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 222-5500 Dr. David Bichell, MDNashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 322-3000 Dr. David Glassford, M.D.Nashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 222-5500 Dr. Duc Nguyen, MDNashville, TN · $498 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 936-2000 Dr. Eric Grogan, M.D.Nashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 936-2000 Dr. Eric Lambright, M.DNashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 936-2000 Common questions
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers are in Tennessee?There are 133 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers with active NPI records practicing in Tennessee, according to federal NPPES data refreshed monthly.
Do Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in Tennessee offer telehealth?Yes. 18 of the 133 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in Tennessee (about 14%) report offering telehealth services in CMS data.
Which cities in Tennessee have the most Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers?Nashville (48), Knoxville (22), Memphis (18) have the highest concentration of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in Tennessee.
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in Tennessee received drug or device company payments?93 of 133 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) providers in Tennessee (70%) received at least one payment from a drug or device company in 2025, according to the federal Open Payments program.
Where does this data come from?Provider counts and profiles come from the federal NPPES registry and CMS Doctors and Clinicians files. Payment figures come from the CMS Open Payments program for calendar year 2025. The directory refreshes monthly.
Do most Cardiothoracic Surgeons in Tennessee work in independent practices or large health systems?Among 75 Cardiothoracic Surgeons in Tennessee enrolled in Medicare, 3% bill through a solo or small practice with fewer than 10 clinicians, 21% through a mid-size group of 10 to 99, and 76% through a large group or health system with 100 or more clinicians, according to CMS enrollment records.
Which hospitals do Cardiothoracic Surgeons in Tennessee work at?According to CMS facility affiliation records, the Tennessee hospitals where the most Cardiothoracic Surgeons hold privileges are Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville; Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro; University Health System, Inc. in Knoxville.
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