Vern Eric Kerchberger, M.D.

Primary specialty

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RC0200X

License

53763 Issued in TN

Practice address

1161 21St Ave S
T-1218, MCN
Nashville, TN 37232-2650

Phone

(615) 322-3412

NPI assigned

Apr 3, 2012

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Pulmonary DiseaseAlso: Critical Care (Intensivists), Internal Medicine

Education

Emory University School of Medicine, 2012

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterGroup PAC ID 5092023416, 3,510 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Hospital, Nashville, TN, CCN 440039

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: vkerchberger26639@direct.vumc.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1104202761
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Anova Medical Associates, PLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Gallatin, TN
  • NPI 1659849537
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Meharry Medical College

  • Clinic/Center
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1205859279
  Medicare reassignment NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1396882205
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "3841 GREEN HILLS VILLAGE DR STE 200",
            "city": "NASHVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "372152691"
        },
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            "address_2": "T-1218, MCN",
            "city": "NASHVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "372322650",
            "telephone_number": "615-322-3412"
        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "first_name": "VERN",
        "middle_name": "ERIC",
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        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2012-04-03",
        "last_updated": "2022-03-23",
        "certification_date": "2022-03-23",
        "status": "A"
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            "state": "NY",
            "license": "277611",
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        },
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            "desc": "Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease",
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    "identifiers": [],
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            "affiliation": "N",
            "use": "DIRECT",
            "useDescription": "Direct",
            "contentType": "OTHER",
            "contentTypeDescription": "Other",
            "contentOtherDescription": "Health Information Service Provider",
            "address_1": "1161 21st Ave S",
            "address_2": "T-1218, MCN",
            "city": "Nashville",
            "state": "TN",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "372322650",
            "country_name": "United States",
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        }
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}

• Patricia Ker, LCSW
• Shashivadan Kerai, CNIM
• James Jeffrey Kerby, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
• Kay Elaine Kerby, LCSW
• Rebecca A Kerby, FNP-C
• Kirk M Kerensky, MD
• Emily Kerlin
• Shane Kerlin, PT
• Shawn Terrance Kern, CRNA
• Douglas Kernodle, MD

• Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Nashville, TN
• Providers in Nashville, TN by specialty
• Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 23, 2022; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.