Joseph John Platz, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Joseph John Platz, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1699074336, issued on Mar 21, 2011. Check the license (Missouri 2019020160, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph John Platz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 2019020160 MO
67040-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1035 Bellevue Ave Ste 500, Saint Louis, MO 63117
- Phone
- (314) 925-4770
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190822003634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 143 in Missouri → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1035 Bellevue Ave Ste 500
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph John Platz 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 2019020160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
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: $1,380.09
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Physician Services Corporation OF Southern Illinois IncMount Vernon, IL
- Ssm Health Care GroupSaint Louis, MO
- Ssm Medical Group IncSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph John Platz among 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri
Joseph John Platz, MD 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. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1997 among the 90 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
All 143 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Trevor Axford, MDSaint Louis, MO 631171528094224
- William Ogle, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631171205925690
- Nirmal Veeramachaneni, MDSaint Louis, MO 631171770629354
- John Codd, MDSaint Louis, MO 631221124066550
- Ted Garrett, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631221821022211
- Alexander Brescia, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101669853289
- John Connors, MDSaint Louis, MO 631241891034484
- William Gay, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631101609131879
Common questions
What is Joseph John Platz, MD's NPI number?
Joseph John Platz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699074336, issued on Mar 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph John Platz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1035 Bellevue Ave Ste 500, Saint Louis, MO, 63117. Phone: (314) 925-4770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph John Platz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2019020160, 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.
How much does Joseph John Platz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph John Platz, MD had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 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.