Nicholas Kouchoukos, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Nicholas Kouchoukos, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1972614576, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 28052, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Kouchoukos
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 28052 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3023 N Ballas RD Ste 150D, Saint Louis, MO 63131
- Phone
- (314) 996-5287
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (314) 432-6068
- Medicaid ID
- 202103727 MO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3023 N Ballas RD Ste 150D
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joshua Baker, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1972623692
- Michael MauneyThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1104937713
- Jennifer McGee, ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1659816189
- James Scharff, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1407078827
- Linda Schulte, MDSurgery Physician1477967644
- Lauren Summers, ANPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659735777
Verify Nicholas Kouchoukos 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 28052Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol12 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $391.81
3 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.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Missouri
There are 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri
- Corinne Aberle, M.D.Kansas City, MO1437445269
- Umraan Ahmad, MDChesterfield, MO1750401568
- Ali Alakhtar, MD, MSC, FRCSCSaint Louis, MO1295588655
- 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 Nicholas Kouchoukos, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Kouchoukos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972614576, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Kouchoukos, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3023 N Ballas RD Ste 150D, Saint Louis, MO, 63131. Phone: (314) 996-5287. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Kouchoukos, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 28052, 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 Nicholas Kouchoukos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Kouchoukos, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.