Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Jacksonville, FL
Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1770669152, issued on Oct 28, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME173016, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- ME173016 FL
43076 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Palm Ave Ste 600, Jacksonville, FL 32207
- Phone
- (904) 202-7300
- Enumerated
- Oct 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- Fax
- (904) 202-2754
- Medicaid IDs
- 524148 AZ
126731600 FL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250521000134); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME173016Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,714.58
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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
- Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Physicians IncJacksonville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo, MD is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% 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 Florida 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 Florida
There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
All 468 in Florida → Every provider in Jacksonville → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nathan Bates, MDJacksonville, FL 322071235192733
- Peter Bolan, MDJacksonville, FL 322071174502314
- Eric Ceithaml, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322071063485506
- Subrato Deb, MDJacksonville, FL 322071548240765
- David Hall, M.D.Jacksonville, FL 322071700224110
- Sara Mendoza Crespo, MDJacksonville, FL 322071003132192
- Joe Putnam, MDJacksonville, FL 322071073600193
- Joao Breda, MDJacksonville, FL 322091396357893
Common questions
What is Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo, MD's NPI number?
Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770669152, issued on Oct 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Palm Ave Ste 600, Jacksonville, FL, 32207. Phone: (904) 202-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME173016, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.