NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Santosh Kumar Murala, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Ann Arbor, MI

John Santosh Kumar Murala, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and NPI 1740664846, issued on Jul 17, 2015. Check the license (Michigan 4301106595, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740664846
Name
John Santosh Kumar Murala
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
4301106595 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone
(734) 936-4978
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2015
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170705002147); 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 1500 E Medical Center Drive

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

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  2. Andrew Adan, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1922488196
  3. Crystal Addison, PAPhysician Assistant1235689100
  4. Mahamud Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922743004
  5. Alaa Al Habbal, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992493704
  6. Caleb Allred, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982491122

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  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): 74.6 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 score56.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,303.97

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.

  1. John Murala$3,303.97
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX

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

John Santosh Kumar Murala among 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Michigan

John Santosh Kumar Murala, MD 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 2015, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 1998 among the 135 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Bolling, MDAnn Arbor, MI 481091518059989
  2. Andrew Chang, MDAnn Arbor, MI 481091649286816
  3. Arnold Coran, MDAnn Arbor, MI 481091831291160
  4. George Deeb, MDAnn Arbor, MI 481091972695344
  5. Alphonse Delucia III, M.D.Ann Arbor, MI 481091588612345
  6. Richard Downey, M.D.Ann Arbor, MI 481091467409417
  7. Jonathan Haft, MDAnn Arbor, MI 481091922190313
  8. Jules Lin, MDAnn Arbor, MI 481091780799130

Common questions

What is John Santosh Kumar Murala, MD's NPI number?

John Santosh Kumar Murala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740664846, issued on Jul 17, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Santosh Kumar Murala, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109. Phone: (734) 936-4978. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Santosh Kumar Murala, MD's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301106595, 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.

What is John Santosh Kumar Murala, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 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.