James E. O'Brien, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Kansas City, MO
James E. O'Brien, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1528017746, issued on May 6, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2001013807, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- James E. O'Brien
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 2001013807 MO
0436344 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 Gillham RD, Kansas City, MO 64108
- Phone
- (816) 234-3000
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2025
- Fax
- (816) 302-9939
- Medicaid ID
- 205353402 MO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James E. O'Brien 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 2001013807Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
James E. O'Brien among 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri
James E. O'Brien, M.D. 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 not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- 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. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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- Shauna Roberts, MDKansas City, MO 641081255393310
- James Stewart, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641081174515597
- Charles Lee, MDKansas City, MO 641101376538009
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Common questions
What is James E. O'Brien, M.D.'s NPI number?
James E. O'Brien, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528017746, issued on May 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James E. O'Brien, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 Gillham RD, Kansas City, MO, 64108. Phone: (816) 234-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James E. O'Brien, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2001013807, 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.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.