NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kunal D. Kotkar, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Kunal D. Kotkar, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1104292275, issued on Aug 12, 2015. Check the license (Missouri 2019019012, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104292275
Name
Kunal D. Kotkar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
2019019012 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4921 Parkview PL, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone
(314) 362-7260
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2015
Record last updated
May 28, 2025
Fax
(866) 272-2816
Medicaid ID
200053837 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180814004067); 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 4921 Parkview PL

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

  1. Mohammed Abbasi, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1497097083
  2. Helen Adams, AGNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1730836776
  3. Muyibat Adelani, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1396908042
  4. Foluso Ademuyiwa, MDMedical Oncology Physician1083875538
  5. Syed Adil, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1467942953
  6. Homaa Ahmad, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1477635092

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

137 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kunal Kotkar137
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin19 claims
  2. Carvedilol13 claims
  3. Chlorhexidine Gluconate12 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 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 score71.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  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: $5,475.63

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. 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. Kunal Kotkar$5,475.63
  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. Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO

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

Kunal D. Kotkar among 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri

Kunal D. Kotkar, 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 2015, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 1997 among the 90 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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.

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

  1. Michael Crittenden, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101346296084
  2. Ralph Damiano, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101578580023
  3. Pirooz Eghtesady, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101780636571
  4. Andrew Fiore, MDSt Louis, MO 631101609985209
  5. Puja Kachroo, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101881899714
  6. Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101780979070
  7. Daniel Kreisel, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101407872716
  8. Jennifer Lawton, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101447276761

Common questions

What is Kunal D. Kotkar, MD's NPI number?

Kunal D. Kotkar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104292275, issued on Aug 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kunal D. Kotkar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4921 Parkview PL, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 362-7260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kunal D. Kotkar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2019019012, 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 Kunal D. Kotkar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kunal D. Kotkar, MD had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kunal D. Kotkar, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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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