NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David R. Hockmuth, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · North Kansas City, MO

David R. Hockmuth, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in North Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1154303832, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 2024050047, 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
1154303832
Name
David R. Hockmuth
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
2024050047 MO
28766 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2790 Clay Edwards Dr Ste 520B, North Kansas City, MO 64116
Phone
(816) 691-5198
Enumerated
Nov 17, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 10, 2025
Fax
(816) 346-7095
Medicaid ID
0084590 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250114001683); 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 2790 Clay Edwards Dr Ste 520B

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

  1. Stephanie Bild, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1457623761
  2. Clay Burnett, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1790738466
  3. Sara Clark, PA-CPhysician Assistant1295364982

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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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. David Hockmuth13
  2. Specialty average101

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: $39.73

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Artivion, 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. David Hockmuth$39.73
  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. Meritas Health CorporationNorth Kansas City, MO

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

David R. Hockmuth among 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri

David R. Hockmuth, M.D. is one of 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 1997 among the 90 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 Missouri 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 Missouri

There are 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri.

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

  1. Clay Burnett, MDNorth Kansas City, MO 641161790738466
  2. John Forman, MDKansas City, MO 641141992871123
  3. John Reinhardt, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641141760480032
  4. Corinne Aberle, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641111437445269
  5. John Davis, MDKansas City, MO 641111891775920
  6. Michael Gibson, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641111689634313
  7. Anthony Grieff, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641111932555638
  8. Sean McCarney, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641111124255161

Common questions

What is David R. Hockmuth, M.D.'s NPI number?

David R. Hockmuth, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154303832, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David R. Hockmuth, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2790 Clay Edwards Dr Ste 520B, North Kansas City, MO, 64116. Phone: (816) 691-5198. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David R. Hockmuth, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024050047, 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 David R. Hockmuth, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David R. Hockmuth, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; 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.