Bakri Kaakeh, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Saginaw, MI
Bakri Kaakeh, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Saginaw, Michigan, and NPI 1245588326, issued on Aug 21, 2012. Check the license (Michigan 4301117108, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bakri Kaakeh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 4301117108 MI
01093258A IN
MD178439 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4701 Towne Centre RD Ste 301, Saginaw, MI 48604
- Phone
- (989) 401-1040
- Enumerated
- Aug 21, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2024
- Fax
- (989) 401-1154
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240518000292); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 208 in Michigan → Look up another NPI →
Verify Bakri Kaakeh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301117108Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
190 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin62 claims
- Enoxaparin Sodium26 claims
- Amoxicillin15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $374.98
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Covenant Medical Center IncSaginaw, MI
- Rau Physical Therapy IncFrankenmuth, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bakri Kaakeh among 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Michigan
Bakri Kaakeh, MD is one of 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1998 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% 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 Michigan 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 Michigan
There are 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Michigan.
All 208 in Michigan → Every provider in Saginaw → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramesh Cherukuri, MDSaginaw, MI 486011962482539
- Luigi Maresca, MDSaginaw, MI 486011801875976
- Christopher Genco, MDSaginaw, MI 486381790764827
- Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, MDMidland, MI 486401376514778
- Ahmet Gurbuz, M.D.Midland, MI 486401154536407
- Robert Jones, MDMidland, MI 486401366422859
- James Fenton, M.D.Midland, MI 486701912112806
- Galen Ohnmacht, MDMidland, MI 486701528161619
Common questions
What is Bakri Kaakeh, MD's NPI number?
Bakri Kaakeh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245588326, issued on Aug 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bakri Kaakeh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4701 Towne Centre RD Ste 301, Saginaw, MI, 48604. Phone: (989) 401-1040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bakri Kaakeh, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301117108, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bakri Kaakeh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bakri Kaakeh, MD had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.