Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Richard Allan Pierce, MD/PHD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1750329926

Dr. Richard Allan Pierce, MD/PHD practises General Surgery in Nashville, Tennessee. Graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2002, 24 years ago. Practices with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a 3,466-clinician group, works from 2 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
24
Trained at
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Licensed in
MO, NC, OR, TN
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
4
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Practice location Address checks out

3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
Nashville, TN 37232-0001
Phone: (615) 322-3000
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN 37232-0001 — (615) 322-3000

Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence MD51004 (TN)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence MD29450 (OR)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 2006010644 (MO)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 2010-01273 (NC)

Record details

NPI number1750329926
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD/PHD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 2, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMarch 30, 2022
Certification dateMarch 30, 2022

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2002 (24 years in practice)
Group practice Vanderbilt University Medical Center — 3466 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Hernia repair - groin (open) 11 times · 90th percentile
Hernia repair (minimally invasive) 1–10 times
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients86
Services billed 195 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $337 3 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3466 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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