NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John M. Kukula, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Baltimore, MD

John M. Kukula, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1609805043, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Maryland C0001010, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609805043
Name
John M. Kukula
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
C0001010 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 Saint Paul PL, Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone
(410) 332-9265
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090929000630); accepts Medicare assignment
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 301 Saint Paul PL

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

  1. Mahwish Ali, M.D., MBAInternal Medicine Physician1831358936
  2. Edgar Alonsozana, MDClinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Physician1649212085
  3. Mark Applefeld, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1124060215
  4. Raymond Astor, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1578756896
  5. Nicholas Athas, PASurgical Physician Assistant1891945887
  6. Sharadha Avula, DDSPediatric Dentistry1598956427

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score60.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%48.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%95.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Northwest Hospital Center IncRandallstown, MD
  2. St Agnes Healthcare IncBaltimore, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John M. Kukula among 397 surgical physician assistant records in Maryland

John M. Kukula, PA is one of 397 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 71% 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 under 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2011 among the 230 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Maryland

There are 397 surgical physician assistant records in Maryland.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicholas Athas, PABaltimore, MD 212021891945887
  2. Charles Benner, PABaltimore, MD 212021639109937
  3. Lauren Bonsal-Thomas, PA-CBaltimore, MD 212021871920512
  4. Kirstin Donnelly, PA-CBaltimore, MD 212021942625462
  5. Vincent Fitzgerald, PABaltimore, MD 212021982631685
  6. Lisa Ford, PABaltimore, MD 212021912936337
  7. Mark Hesseltine, PABaltimore, MD 212021942230586
  8. Donald Miller, PABaltimore, MD 212021720018328

Common questions

What is John M. Kukula, PA's NPI number?

John M. Kukula, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609805043, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John M. Kukula, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Saint Paul PL, Baltimore, MD, 21202. Phone: (410) 332-9265. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John M. Kukula, PA's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number C0001010, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is John M. Kukula, PA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.9 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.

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