James Lukas Laws, MD
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and 1 other group, practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. Enrolled in Medicare as practitioner - cardiovascular disease (cardiology). Heartflow, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2024, $122.77 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations. A record with the same name and state is on the OIG exclusion list; it carries no NPI, so check it before acting.
Overview
| NPI | 1770976441 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Mar 5, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 29, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | May 29, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | 63087 | TN |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 63087 | TN |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 63087 | TN |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
Possible match: verify before acting. The OIG list has a record with the same name in Tennessee, but that record carries no NPI, so it may be a different person or business.
| Matched by | Name on OIG list | Exclusion type | Excluded since | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name + state | James E. Laws · Nurse/Nurses Aide | 1128b4 | Jun 18, 2009 | Nashville, TN |
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | Possible (name) | See above |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (TN) |
|---|
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · 3,567 clinicians
- Beaman Physician Services, PCNashville, TN · 57 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2024$122.77 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2024
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Heartflow, Inc. | $101.07 | 1 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $21.70 | 1 |
What the 2024 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$122.77 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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