Benjamin Paul Frischhertz, M.D.

Primary specialty

Adult Congenital Heart Disease PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RA0002X

License

MD52934 Issued in TN

Practice address

3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232-0001

Phone

(615) 322-3000

NPI assigned

Oct 28, 2008

Last updated

Jun 2, 2026By 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

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 2

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

Adult Congenital Heart Disease (Achd)Also: Pediatric Medicine

Education

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, 2006

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

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: bfrischhertz23029@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 University

  dba Vanderbilt Medical Group

  • Clinical Social Worker
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1285659706
  NPD (past)
• North County Inpatient Medical Alliance, a Medical Group, Inc

  dba Encinitas Hospitalist Associates, a Medical Group, Inc.

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Encinitas, CA
  • NPI 1932108115
  NPD (past)

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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• 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 Jun 2, 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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