NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Louis A. Brunsting, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Cincinnati, OH

Louis A. Brunsting, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1356334692, issued on Aug 23, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 35.096211, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356334692
Name
Louis A. Brunsting
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
35.096211 OH
31578 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10496 Montgomery RD Ste 104, Cincinnati, OH 45242
Phone
(513) 865-5120
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(513) 865-5121
Medicaid IDs
169836 AL
2087215 TN
169226 AL
3087817 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101201000684); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1983
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 10496 Montgomery RD Ste 104

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

  1. Robert Adams, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1447207436

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

107 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Louis Brunsting107
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Potassium Chloride16 claims
  2. Furosemide15 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score80.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,223.88

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, 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. Louis Brunsting$3,223.88
  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. Trihealth H LLCMontgomery, OH

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 Ohio

There are 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio.

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio

  1. Mohamed Abdel Halim Mohamed, M.D., PHD.Cleveland, OH1558664706
  2. Halah Abdulameer, M.DCanton, OH1790048460
  3. Jonathan AboagyeCleveland, OH1306258264
  4. Yasir Abu-Omar, MD PHDCleveland, OH1346872181
  5. Robert Adams, M.D.Cincinnati, OH1447207436
  6. Joshua Ahier, M.D.Dayton, OH1841610987
  7. Munir Ahmad, M.D.Cleveland, OH1396107991
  8. Usman Ahmad, MDCleveland, OH1013171628
  9. Hosam Ahmed, MD, PHDCincinnati, OH1588472732
  10. Rami Akhrass, M.D.Cleveland, OH1396707105

Common questions

What is Louis A. Brunsting, MD's NPI number?

Louis A. Brunsting, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356334692, issued on Aug 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Louis A. Brunsting, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10496 Montgomery RD Ste 104, Cincinnati, OH, 45242. Phone: (513) 865-5120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Louis A. Brunsting, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.096211, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Louis A. Brunsting, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Louis A. Brunsting, MD had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Louis A. Brunsting, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 of 100. 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.