Kuo Fon Huang, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Springfield, MO
Kuo Fon Huang, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1710048822, issued on Dec 12, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 111359, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kuo Fon Huang
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 111359 MO
ME158508 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1235 E Cherokee St, Springfield, MO 65804
- Phone
- (417) 820-3960
- Enumerated
- Dec 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 208643312 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050531000150); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1235 E Cherokee St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kuo Fon Huang 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 111359Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
146 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate17 claims
- Clopidogrel16 claims
- Furosemide12 claims
- Potassium Chloride12 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): 84.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $813.35
8 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 4 group practices
- Mercy Clinic Joplin LLCJoplin, MO
- Mercy Clinic Springfield CommunitiesSpringfield, MO
- Mercy Health Northwest Arkansas CommunitiesRogers, AR
- Northwest Physicians LLCSpringdale, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Missouri
There are 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri.
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- Keith Allen, M.D.Springfield, MO1134186901
- Trevor Axford, MDSaint Louis, MO1528094224
- Colin Bailey, M.D.Osage Beach, MO1457372997
- Joshua Baker, MDSaint Louis, MO1972623692
- Shelly Bansal, MDSaint Joseph, MO1174793111
- George Berberian, M.D.Cape Girardeau, MO1962569046
- Mark Blucher, M.D.Saint Louis, MO1568433951
Common questions
What is Kuo Fon Huang, MD's NPI number?
Kuo Fon Huang, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710048822, issued on Dec 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kuo Fon Huang, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1235 E Cherokee St, Springfield, MO, 65804. Phone: (417) 820-3960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kuo Fon Huang, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 111359, 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 Kuo Fon Huang, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kuo Fon Huang, MD had 146 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kuo Fon Huang, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.8 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.