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) 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. Eric Quintana, MDNashville, TN · $246 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 343-5000 Dr. Erin Gillaspie, MDNashville, TN · $26,164 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 322-3000 Dr. Garrett Coyan, MD, MSNashville, TN · $861 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-5000 Dr. Grayson Wheatley, MDNashville, TN · $188,062 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 342-6900 Dr. Henry Todd, M.D.Nashville, TN · $678 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 342-6900 Dr. Jielin YuNashville, TN · $1,046 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 342-7345 Dr. John Austin, MDNashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 284-3670 Dr. John DansbyNashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 222-4310 Dr. John Lea, M.D.Nashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 385-4781 Dr. John Pirolo, M.D.Nashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 385-4781 Dr. John Stokes, M.D.Nashville, TN · $6,115 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-5000 Dr. John Trahanas, M.D.Nashville, TN · $6,075 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-3000 Dr. Jonathan Nesbitt, M.D.Nashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 936-2000 Dr. Karla Christian, MDNashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 936-5500 Dr. Keki Balsara, MDNashville, TN · $5,189 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 343-6165 Dr. Konrad Hoetzenecker, MDNashville, TN · $8,717 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-5000 Dr. Lifford Lancaster, M.D.Nashville, TN · $723 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 860-1772 Dr. Mark Tedder, M.D.Nashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 385-4781 Dr. Matthew Bacchetta, MDNashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 936-3000 Dr. Michael Petracek, M.D.Nashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 385-4781 Dr. Phillip Brown, M.D.Nashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 383-2760 Dr. Rachael Essig, MDNashville, TN · $5,415 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-5000 Dr. Robert Ripley, MDNashville, TN · $116 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-5000 Dr. Sigrid Ringenberg, MDNashville, TN · $9,731 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(918) 814-0795 Dr. Sreekumar Subramanian, MDNashville, TN · $7,028 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 342-6900 Dr. Swaroop Bommareddi, M.D.Nashville, TN · $211 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-3000 Dr. Tammy Baxter, M.D.Nashville, TN · $57 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 342-7345 Dr. Tarek Absi, MDNashville, TN · $595 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 322-3000 Dr. V Reddy, MDNashville, TN · $129,106 in drug and device payments (2025) · Telehealth ·
(615) 342-6900 Dr. Walter Merrill, M.D.Nashville, TN · $147 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(615) 936-2000 Dr. William Frist, M.D.Nashville, TN · No drug or device payments recorded (2025) ·
(615) 320-7888 Dr. Petros Leinonen, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN · $231 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(865) 481-0183 Dr. Joel Avery, M.D.Signal Mtn, TN · $49 in drug and device payments (2025) ·
(423) 886-4786 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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