Stephen Tapia-Ruano, MD

Primary specialty

Addiction Medicine (Anesthesiology) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207LA0401X

License

64404 Issued in TN

Practice address

3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232-7237

Phone

(615) 322-3000

NPI assigned

Apr 15, 2020

Sex

Male

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

Anesthesiology

Education

University of Florida College of Medicine, 2020

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

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

98.01 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

87.65

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

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

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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• Kenneth Earle Tanner Jr., PA-C
• Matthew A Tanner
• Simpson Bobo Tanner, MD
• Anna G Tansey, PA
• Lili Tao
• James Tapia, ATC ,CSCS
• Jannyse La'Nee Tapp, FNP
• Josie Venable Tappel, A.P.R.N.
• Rebecca J Tappy-Stewart
• Ashley Hall Tapscott, D.O.

• Anesthesiology Physician in Nashville, TN
• Providers in Nashville, TN by specialty
• Anesthesiology Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 21, 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.

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