Cardiology | Vanderbilt Health Nashville, TN
Cardiology • Nashville, TN
Clinic Type
Cardiology (multi-location group)
Address
1215 21st Avenue South, 5th Floor, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
6153225000
jobscamconcern@vumc.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
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Insurance & Payment
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FAQs
Do you have multiple Vanderbilt Heart locations?
Yes. Locations include Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Clarksville, Cool Springs (Brentwood), Murfreesboro, Shelbyville, Crossville, and more.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Vitals (Vanderbilt Heart And Vascular Institute: Nashville, TN): 3.9 (60 physicians / provider list; no practice-level review count shown)
- U.S. News (Dr. Kathryn J. Lindley): 5/5 (patient experience) (9 reviews total; 0 within last 12 months)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Thomas Johnston): 5.0 star rating (103 reviews)
- U.S. News (Dr. David Hansen): 5/5 (patient experience) (28 reviews total; 0 within last 12 months)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Andrew Zurick III): 4.8 star rating (35 reviews)
- Birdeye (Vanderbilt Heart Murfreesboro): 3.5 star rating (23 reviews)
- Birdeye (Vanderbilt Heart Knoxville): 4.0 star rating (4 reviews)
- BBB (Vanderbilt Health): Customer reviews present; no star score shown in snippet (Multiple customer reviews (exact count not shown in snippet))
Patients praise
- Strong patient experience scores for individual Vanderbilt-affiliated cardiologists (often 5/5 on U.S. News Press Ganey patient experience).
- High Healthgrades ratings for some cardiologists (5.0 and 4.8) with many reviews.
- Positive patient stories about care coordination/rapid treatment within Vanderbilt’s cardiology program.
Common complaints
- Billing-related complaints to BBB (mistakes in billing/coding and threatening collections; unprofessional billing department).
- Lower clinic-level ratings and mixed reviews on Birdeye for Vanderbilt Heart sites (e.g., 3.5/5 with complaints and privacy/care experience concerns).
- Some reports of long waits for appointments (from a non-official directory snippet).
"“Many mistakes on billing resulting in a larger balance... They threatened to send my son to collections... Turned out they had mistakes on the bill...” (BBB review of Vanderbilt Health)."
— BBB customer review snippet (Vanderbilt Health)."“Absolutely appalled... reject someone requesting medical help only because they choose to be a cash pay patient...” (Birdeye review, Vanderbilt Heart Murfreesboro)."
— Birdeye review snippet (Vanderbilt Heart Murfreesboro)."“Everyone, everyone was friendly and efficient. Dr Dantlzer was personable and discussed issues easily and informative.” (Birdeye review, Vanderbilt Heart Murfreesboro)."
— Birdeye review snippet (Vanderbilt Heart Murfreesboro).Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Jane Freedman on caring for a region where every county has a different story - Vanderbilt Health News — Jun 23, 2026
- Andrew DeFilippis named director of VUMC’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine - Vanderbilt Health News — Nov 14, 2025
- Larry Markham named director of the Division of Pediatric Cardiology and co-director of the Pediatric Heart Institute - Vanderbilt Health News — Jan 2, 2026
- Renewed Life for Failing Hearts - Vanderbilt Health News — Apr 28, 2026
- Dr. Nicholas Varunok, MD, Cardiologist | Nashville, TN | WebMD — Nov 19, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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