Dr. Robert N. Piana, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology (Interventional Cardiology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania (1987)
- Years since graduation
- 39
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 442
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1987Medical school: Perelman School of Med at the University of Pennsylvania
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Interventional Cardiology Physician primary
TN license 33970 · MA license 71234 -
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
MA license 71234 · TN license 33970 -
Internal Medicine Physician
MA license 71234
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN
- Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN
Medical groups
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (3,567 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 442
- Services billed
- 1,002
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 273 | 216 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 143 | 127 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 117 | 61 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 74 | 63 |
| Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 47 | 44 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 45 | 21 |
| Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | 39 | 27 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 39 | 39 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 33 | 33 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 33 | 30 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 193 |
| Repatha Sureclick (evolocumab) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 121 |
| Lisinopril Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 103 |
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 102 |
| Clopidogrel (clopidogrel bisulfate) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 93 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 86 |
| Losartan Potassium Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 86 |
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 85 |
| Carvedilol Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 81 |
| Amlodipine Besylate Other prescribers in Nashville, TN | 77 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 4 companies reported 7 payments worth $4,189 in total to this clinician.
| Abbott Laboratories | $3,912 |
|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $141 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $112 |
| Teleflex LLC | $23.39 |
| Consulting Fee | $3,900 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $289 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories Apr 29, 2025 | Consulting Fee CARDIOMEMS · Structural Heart | $1,500 |
| Abbott Laboratories Nov 5, 2025 | Consulting Fee CARDIOMEMS · Structural Heart | $1,200 |
| Abbott Laboratories May 22, 2025 | Consulting Fee CARDIOMEMS · Structural Heart | $1,200 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $7,439 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder and Antiplatelet Medical Management for Reduction of Recurrent Stroke in Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): the REDUCE Post Approval Study
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · Recruiting · NCT03821129
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.