NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jack B. Burger

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Grand Junction, CO

Jack B. Burger is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1356019715, issued on Sep 1, 2021. Check the license (Colorado PA.0008010, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356019715
Name
Jack B. Burger
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
PA.0008010 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1100 North Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone
(970) 819-9581
Enumerated
Sep 1, 2021
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231021000070); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1100 North Ave

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

  1. Finn AnderssonPhysician Assistant1184421034
  2. Sierra AnthonyPhysician Assistant1245096148
  3. Camdyn ArnoldPhysician Assistant1114724051
  4. Nathan Bachman, PHD, MSClinical Exercise Physiologist1336028919
  5. Lindsay BainPhysician Assistant1841097789
  6. Sydney BaumgartnerAthletic Trainer1356805972

Verify Jack B. Burger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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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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52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

154 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jack Burger154
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide23 claims
  2. Potassium Chloride19 claims
  3. Amiodarone Hcl14 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate14 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $276.13

1 payment: travel and lodging; the largest payer was Getinge USA Sales, LLC. 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. Jack Burger$276.13
  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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Spgs, CO · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Intermountain Medical Group Grand Junction, LLCGrand Junction, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Jack B. Burger among 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado

Jack B. Burger is one of 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 98% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 98% of these records are older, 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2000 among the 58 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 53% 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 Colorado 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 Colorado

There are 87 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Colorado.

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

  1. Erik Nasby, AG-ACNPGrand Junction, CO 815011851255699
  2. Robert Brooks, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051316979255
  3. Leonard Lapkin, MDGrand Junction, CO 815061437131455
  4. James Narrod, MDGrand Junction, CO 815061871570150
  5. Danielle Smith, M.D.Grand Junction, CO 815061679863542
  6. Carl Adams, MDPueblo, CO 810031669433751
  7. James Albert, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809211629020144
  8. Michelle Dewing, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809201306933775

Common questions

What is Jack B. Burger's NPI number?

Jack B. Burger's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356019715, issued on Sep 1, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jack B. Burger located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 North Ave, Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Phone: (970) 819-9581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jack B. Burger's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0008010, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jack B. Burger prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jack B. Burger had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 40 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.