James Gainer, MD

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

MD28182 Issued in TN

Practice address

3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232-0001

Phone

(615) 322-3000

NPI assigned

Sep 30, 2006

Last updated

Dec 17, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

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

Internal Medicine

Education

West Virginia University School of Medicine, 1990

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 Home Care Services Home health agency, Nashville, TN, CCN 447249
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Hospital, Nashville, TN, CCN 440039
• Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Hospital, Lebanon, TN, CCN 440193
• Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Hospital, Nashville, TN, CCN 440082
• Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Hospital, Tullahoma, TN, CCN 440144

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jgainer23134@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, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  dba Vanderbilt Medical Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1104202761
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Clinics and Services,

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Franklin, TN
  • NPI 1225135551
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Vanderbilt University

  dba Vanderbilt Medical Group

  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1285659706
  NPD (past)

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

• Saint Thomas West Hospital

  dba Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1629025648
  Care Compare affiliation
• Vanderbilt Coffee Hospital, LLC

  dba Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tullahoma, TN
  • NPI 1831798719
  Care Compare affiliation
• Vanderbilt Home Care Services, LLC

  • Home Health Agency
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1235293655
  Care Compare affiliation
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  dba Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lebanon, TN
  • NPI 1306889597
  Care Compare affiliation
• 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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            "address_1": "3841 GREEN HILLS VILLAGE DR STE 200",
            "city": "NASHVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "372152691",
            "telephone_number": "615-936-2000",
            "fax_number": "615-322-5048"
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            "city": "NASHVILLE",
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        }
    ],
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        "certification_date": "2025-12-17",
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            "affiliation": "N",
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            "address_1": "3601 Tvc",
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        }
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    "other_names": []
}

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• Internal Medicine Physician in Nashville, TN
• Providers in Nashville, TN by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 17, 2025; 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.