Howard I. Kurz, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Howard I. Kurz, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1215968730, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R7F85, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard I. Kurz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- R7F85 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4921 Parkview PL, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 362-1291
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2024
- Fax
- (314) 362-4278
- Medicaid ID
- 203596325 MO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard I. Kurz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license R7F85Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
3,271 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium314 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate256 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate221 claims
- Carvedilol205 claims
- Eliquis186 claims
- Furosemide172 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,076.84
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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.
Howard I. Kurz among 200 interventional cardiology physician records in Missouri
Howard I. Kurz, MD is one of 200 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 95% 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, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 86% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 200 interventional cardiology physician records in Missouri.
All 200 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Rahul Singh, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101720564750
- Jeffrey Tran, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631101205377413
- Alan Zajarias, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101679696579
- Punit Goel, MDSaint Louis, MO 631061568413722
- Samuel Lindner, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631061831517051
- Shilpkumar Arora, MD MPHSaint Louis, MO 631041699194365
Common questions
What is Howard I. Kurz, MD's NPI number?
Howard I. Kurz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215968730, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard I. Kurz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4921 Parkview PL, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 362-1291. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard I. Kurz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number R7F85, 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 Howard I. Kurz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard I. Kurz, MD had 3,271 Medicare Part D claims for 325 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard I. Kurz, 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.