Michael Craig Johnson, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Edgewood, KY
Michael Craig Johnson, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Edgewood, Kentucky, and NPI 1568806511, issued on Apr 22, 2013. Check the license (Kentucky TP035, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Craig Johnson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- TP035 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical Village Dr, Edgewood, KY 41017
- Phone
- (859) 301-2465
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2022
- Fax
- (859) 301-4941
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230113001629); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Craig Johnson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license TP035Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
173 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin58 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl38 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium13 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,020.79
2 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 one group practice
- St Elizabeth Medical Center, IncEdgewood, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Craig Johnson among 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kentucky
Michael Craig Johnson, M.D. is one of 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2000 among the 79 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records list a practice address in Edgewood
They are 12 of the 1,159 NPPES records with a practice address in Edgewood, and 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kentucky.
All 109 in Kentucky → Every provider in Edgewood → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Royce Calhoun, MDEdgewood, KY 410171477535110
- Mario Castillo-Sang, M.D.Edgewood, KY 410171225293418
- George Christensen, DOEdgewood, KY 410171669637187
- Michael IsingEdgewood, KY 410171427442540
- Michael Kasten, MDEdgewood, KY 410171760748164
- James Locher, M.D.Edgewood, KY 410171841215597
- Juan Penaranda Canal, M.DEdgewood, KY 410171588786784
- Victor Schmelzer, MDEdgewood, KY 410171013973262
Common questions
What is Michael Craig Johnson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Craig Johnson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568806511, issued on Apr 22, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Craig Johnson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Village Dr, Edgewood, KY, 41017. Phone: (859) 301-2465. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Craig Johnson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number TP035, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Craig Johnson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Craig Johnson, M.D. had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Craig Johnson, M.D.'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.