James R. Kauten, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Atlanta, GA
James R. Kauten, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1336104744, issued on Apr 19, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 024830, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James R. Kauten
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 024830 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 95 Collier Road, Atlanta, GA 30309
- Phone
- (404) 605-5699
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (404) 355-4235
- Medicaid ID
- 00360137BEKI GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 155 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 95 Collier Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Brown, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1780649616
- Lindsey Diskin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1366760183
- Kelleen Duncan, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1295924058
- James Farmer, PAPhysician Assistant1730279878
- Robert Feldman, PASurgical Physician Assistant1750476750
- John Gott, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1558326918
Verify James R. Kauten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 024830Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.8 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: $53.50
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, 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.
James R. Kauten among 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia
James R. Kauten, MD is one of 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 58% 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 Georgia 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 Georgia
There are 155 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Georgia.
All 155 in Georgia → Every provider in Atlanta → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Appelstein, MDAtlanta, GA 303091508029612
- Christian Bermudez, MDAtlanta, GA 303091083783179
- William Brown, MDAtlanta, GA 303091780649616
- Sagar Damle, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091891832176
- David Dean, MDAtlanta, GA 303091851391403
- John Gott, MDAtlanta, GA 303091558326918
- Saeid Khansarinia, MDAtlanta, GA 303091710974555
- Andrew Maloney, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091356602056
Common questions
What is James R. Kauten, MD's NPI number?
James R. Kauten, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336104744, issued on Apr 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James R. Kauten, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 95 Collier Road, Atlanta, GA, 30309. Phone: (404) 605-5699. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James R. Kauten, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 024830, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is James R. Kauten, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.8 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.