James Peter Caralis, D.O.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Pontiac, MI
James Peter Caralis, D.O. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Pontiac, Michigan, and NPI 1902829930, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5101007741, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Peter Caralis
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 5101007741 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 44555 Woodward Ave, Pontiac, MI 48341
- Phone
- (248) 858-3939
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (248) 858-3844
- Medicaid ID
- 4190333 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070404000391); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 208 in Michigan → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 44555 Woodward Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Hassan Aboul-Nour, MDVascular Neurology Physician1376047282
- Jamil Akhras, M.D.Legal Medicine1508867094
- Sarah Allmacher, PA-CPhysician Assistant1871342881
- Reem Almuqati, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538570189
- Dimitrios Apostolou, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1851310718
- Ingida Asfaw, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1225057284
Verify James Peter Caralis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101007741Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, 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: $53.49
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon 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
- Silver Pine Medical Group PLCMacomb, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Peter Caralis among 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Michigan
James Peter Caralis, D.O. is one of 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1998 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 52% 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 Michigan 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 Michigan
There are 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Michigan.
All 208 in Michigan → Every provider in Pontiac → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dimitrios Apostolou, M.D.Pontiac, MI 483411851310718
- Ingida Asfaw, M.D.Pontiac, MI 483411225057284
- Karsten Fliegner, MDPontiac, MI 483411932211398
- William Gordon, M.D.Pontiac, MI 483411578585659
- Marc Silver, MDPontiac, MI 483411285746610
- George Jennings, DOFarmington Hills, MI 483361255423620
- George Comas, MDSterling Heights, MI 483141578715454
- Shahrokh Mansoori, MDRochester Hills, MI 483071053334177
Common questions
What is James Peter Caralis, D.O.'s NPI number?
James Peter Caralis, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902829930, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Peter Caralis, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44555 Woodward Ave, Pontiac, MI, 48341. Phone: (248) 858-3939. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Peter Caralis, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101007741, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Peter Caralis, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Peter Caralis, D.O. had 16 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.