Michael James Pienta, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Norfolk, VA
Michael James Pienta, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1225564495, issued on May 10, 2017. Check the license (Virginia 0101285834, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael James Pienta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 0101285834 VA
4301112089 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Gresham Dr Ste 8600, Norfolk, VA 23507
- Phone
- (757) 388-6005
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Fax
- (757) 388-6006
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250731001146); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 133 in Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 600 Gresham Dr Ste 8600
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Curtis Allyne, ARNPNurse Practitioner1649694779
- Rachel Andersen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912536764
- Krystal Arbogast, MS, RN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1346809605
- Marissa Banton, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1932865649
- Shannon Bingham, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1790147080
- Kathleen Brewington, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629592654
Verify Michael James Pienta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101285834Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $173.60
2 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.
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
- Sentara Medical GroupNorfolk, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael James Pienta among 133 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Virginia
Michael James Pienta, MD is one of 133 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 1997 among the 84 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% 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 Virginia 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 Virginia
There are 133 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Virginia.
All 133 in Virginia → Every provider in Norfolk → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hormoz Azar, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071265434856
- Lenox Baker, MDNorfolk, VA 235071679565956
- Christopher Barreiro, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071841343878
- Chris Cook, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071215916242
- Wayne Derkac, MDNorfolk, VA 235071982696233
- James Gangemi, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071891723771
- Clinton Kemp, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071366592297
- Michael McGrath, MDNorfolk, VA 235071740271535
Common questions
What is Michael James Pienta, MD's NPI number?
Michael James Pienta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225564495, issued on May 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael James Pienta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Gresham Dr Ste 8600, Norfolk, VA, 23507. Phone: (757) 388-6005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael James Pienta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101285834, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.