NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Huh, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Sacramento, CA

Joseph Huh, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1295823292, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (California G72871, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295823292
Name
Joseph Huh
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
G72871 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3941 J St Ste 270, Sacramento, CA 95819
Phone
(916) 733-6850
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Fax
(916) 733-6824
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110531000576); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1990
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 3941 J St Ste 270

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

  1. Peter Carruth, MDSurgery Physician1205990785
  2. Yvonne Sonja Del RosarioNurse Practitioner1194492777
  3. Kellee Hall, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1215705900
  4. Azad Karim, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1720440282
  5. Hubert Luu, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1043552490
  6. Carole McCook, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346270907

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Huh52
  2. Specialty average101

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $288.88

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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. Joseph Huh$288.88
  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. Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA

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

Joseph Huh among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California

Joseph Huh, MD is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 59% 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 California 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 California

There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.

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

  1. Ralph Cox, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191962454306
  2. John Dein, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191124087838
  3. Charles Kuehner, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191144267519
  4. Sankar Kumar, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191528044757
  5. Hubert Luu, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191043552490
  6. Allen Morris, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191396704169
  7. Stephen Rossiter, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191356391080
  8. Douglas Schuch, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191457359622

Common questions

What is Joseph Huh, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Huh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295823292, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Huh, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3941 J St Ste 270, Sacramento, CA, 95819. Phone: (916) 733-6850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Huh, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G72871, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Huh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Huh, MD had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.