Lynn Raju Punnoose, M.D.

Primary specialty

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RA0001X

License

MD57456 Issued in TN

Practice address

3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232

Phone

(615) 322-3000

NPI assigned

Jul 18, 2007

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 3

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

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyAlso: Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)

Education

Harvard Medical School, 2007

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

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
• Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Hospital, Murfreesboro, TN, CCN 440053
• 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: lpunnoose407829@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
• Vanderbilt University

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1235154972
  NPD (past)
• Vanderbilt University

  • 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 Rutherford Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1164590386
  Care Compare affiliation
• Vanderbilt Coffee Hospital, LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Tullahoma, TN
  • NPI 1831798719
  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"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
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            "address_1": "3601 THE VANDERBILT CLINIC",
            "city": "NASHVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "37232",
            "telephone_number": "615-322-3000"
        }
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            "state": "PA",
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        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2007-07-18",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-24",
        "certification_date": "2026-07-24",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "affiliation": "N",
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            "address_1": "3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic",
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        }
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}

• Robert P Pulliam, DMD, MS
• Pulmonary Function Lab
• Lesley Pulous, NP
• Vian Emad Pulous, MD
• Michael Pulver, LCSW
• Landon Pupka, CCP
• Emily Erin Pupo, RN
• Sarah Kristen Purcell, MSN
• Alexis N Purdom, NP-C
• John David Purdy, MS, ATC, NSCA-CPT

• Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician in Nashville, TN
• Providers in Nashville, TN by specialty
• Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 24, 2026; 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.

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