NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Albert Chun-Jen Pai, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Iowa City, IA

Albert Chun-Jen Pai, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1285084814, issued on Jun 14, 2016. Check the license (Iowa MD-54741, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285084814
Name
Albert Chun-Jen Pai
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
MD-54741 IA
35.151121 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 356-7102
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 21, 2025
Fax
(319) 356-3891
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250825000328); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 Hawkins Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Helena Aaberg, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689301558
  2. Abdullah Abbasi, MDGastroenterology Physician1932944204
  3. Mary Jo Abbott, RPHPharmacist1841325875
  4. Francois Abboud, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1598753113
  5. Abdalla Abdalla, MBBCHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518859826
  6. Sameh AbdallaAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1437902160

Verify Albert Chun-Jen Pai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $1,103.78

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Bolton Medical Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Albert Pai$1,103.78
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. State University OF IowaIowa City, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Albert Chun-Jen Pai among 53 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Iowa

Albert Chun-Jen Pai, M.D. is one of 53 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2000 among the 30 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Iowa

There are 53 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Iowa.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Evgeny Arshava, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421326257585
  2. Mohammad Bashir, M.B., B.S.Iowa City, IA 522421790994960
  3. Douglas Behrendt, MDIowa City, IA 522421134112253
  4. Pauline Go, MDIowa City, IA 522421033404652
  5. David Helman, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421609836519
  6. Karam Karam, MDIowa City, IA 522421487893004
  7. Mohsen Karimi, MDIowa City, IA 522421366400129
  8. John Keech, MDIowa City, IA 522421770685604

Common questions

What is Albert Chun-Jen Pai, M.D.'s NPI number?

Albert Chun-Jen Pai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285084814, issued on Jun 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Albert Chun-Jen Pai, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-7102. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Albert Chun-Jen Pai, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-54741, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.