Chitaru Kurihara, M.D
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chicago, IL
Chitaru Kurihara, M.D is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1689115909, issued on Mar 20, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036149467, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chitaru Kurihara
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 036149467 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 675 N Saint Clair St FL 17, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 695-3800
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 695-4741
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190725001038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 675 N Saint Clair St FL 17
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Trevor Barnum, DNP, APRN , FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1942854211
- Alexandra Cannon, APRN, CNPNurse Practitioner1831701010
- Lindsay Dohse, ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1497082838
- Alexandra FryPhysician Assistant1720684699
- Rafael Garza Castillon, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1720510597
- Patricia Kaye, APNWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1952810459
Verify Chitaru Kurihara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036149467Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $77.31
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, 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.
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
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chitaru Kurihara among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois
Chitaru Kurihara, M.D is one of 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2017, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 47% 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 Illinois 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 Illinois
There are 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois.
All 265 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Benjamin Bryner, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111992933006
- Stephen ChiuChicago, IL 606111376819706
- Allison Davila, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111992149116
- James Frederiksen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111174676787
- Douglas Johnston, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111790957991
- Samuel Kim, MDChicago, IL 606111184771172
Common questions
What is Chitaru Kurihara, M.D's NPI number?
Chitaru Kurihara, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689115909, issued on Mar 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chitaru Kurihara, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 N Saint Clair St FL 17, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chitaru Kurihara, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036149467, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chitaru Kurihara, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chitaru Kurihara, M.D had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chitaru Kurihara, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.