NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

George A. Patterson, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Saint Louis, MO

George A. Patterson, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1154347375, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 101970, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154347375
Name
George A. Patterson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
101970 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4500 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63108
Phone
(314) 362-7260
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2006
Record last updated
May 28, 2025
Fax
(866) 272-2816
Medicaid ID
203099007 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100322000246); 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 4500 Forest Park Ave

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

  1. Camille Abboud, MDMedical Oncology Physician1316965320
  2. Douglas Adkins, MDMedical Oncology Physician1164440616
  3. Rebecca Aft, MDSurgical Oncology Physician1164440897
  4. Amber Afzal, MDHematology (Internal Medicine) Physician1831539808
  5. Caleb Bannister, PHARM. D.Pharmacist1124718283
  6. Stephanie Bauer, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1639285968

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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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

26 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. George Patterson26
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl12 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): 79.3 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 score71.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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. Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO

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

George A. Patterson among 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri

George A. Patterson, MD 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1974 · 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. Whitney Brandt, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081700205622
  2. Bryan Meyers, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081275551913
  3. Michael Crittenden, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101346296084
  4. Ralph Damiano, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101578580023
  5. Pirooz Eghtesady, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101780636571
  6. Andrew Fiore, MDSt Louis, MO 631101609985209
  7. Puja Kachroo, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101881899714
  8. Daniel Kreisel, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101407872716

Common questions

What is George A. Patterson, MD's NPI number?

George A. Patterson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154347375, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is George A. Patterson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 Forest Park Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63108. Phone: (314) 362-7260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify George A. Patterson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 101970, 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 George A. Patterson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, George A. Patterson, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is George A. Patterson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.