John Kratz, MD
Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC
John Kratz, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1275648289, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 6695, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Kratz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 6695 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 066957 SC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Kratz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 6695Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $289.49
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
John Kratz among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
John Kratz, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 52% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
167 surgery physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 167 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Scott Bradley, MDCharleston, SC 294251346355351
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- Denise Carneiro-Pla, MDCharleston, SC 294251144344805
- David Cole, MDCharleston, SC 294251649384108
- Fred Crawford, MDCharleston, SC 294251134233760
Common questions
What is John Kratz, MD's NPI number?
John Kratz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275648289, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Kratz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Kratz, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 6695, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. 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. 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.