NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alfred C. Caruso, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Kansas City, MO

Alfred C. Caruso, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1568549269, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R8H50, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568549269
Name
Alfred C. Caruso
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
R8H50 MO
04-24867 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1004 Carondelet Dr, Kansas City, MO 64114
Phone
(816) 389-6100
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(816) 389-6150
Medicaid IDs
208944900 MO
100333270C KS
1568549269 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050617000959); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1004 Carondelet Dr

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

  1. Putul Allen, MDPediatrics Physician1851651285
  2. Gregory Cirotski, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1750451118
  3. Patricia Daniels, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1992877856
  4. Frederick Dattel, M.D.Pediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1912008525
  5. William Donnelly, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1386658409
  6. Rick Espe, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1356411706

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

698 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alfred Caruso698
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium62 claims
  2. Cefdinir43 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt37 claims
  4. Eliquis31 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
  6. Prednisone23 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. KC Hospitalists PAOverland Park, KS

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

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Missouri

There are 332 pulmonary disease physician records in Missouri.

Other pulmonary disease physician records in Missouri

  1. Mohammed Abbasi, MDSaint Louis, MO1497097083
  2. Asem Abdeljalil, M.D.Kansas City, MO1861410706
  3. Mohannad Abu Omar, M.DSaint Joseph, MO1598011694
  4. Tareq Abu Salah, M.D.Columbia, MO1417914474
  5. Adetayo Ademuyiwa, M.D.St Louis, MO1407944911
  6. Anees Afroze, M.DSpringfield, MO1043352057
  7. Patrick Aguilar, MDSaint Louis, MO1891011862
  8. Hamna Ahmad, M.D.Kansas City, MO1174079412
  9. Nadeem Ahmed, M.D.Saint Louis, MO1376546804
  10. Syed Ahmed, M.D.Joplin, MO1245273150

Common questions

What is Alfred C. Caruso, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alfred C. Caruso, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568549269, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alfred C. Caruso, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1004 Carondelet Dr, Kansas City, MO, 64114. Phone: (816) 389-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alfred C. Caruso, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R8H50, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alfred C. Caruso, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alfred C. Caruso, M.D. had 698 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alfred C. Caruso, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.