Paul Nelson Uhlig, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Wichita, KS
Paul Nelson Uhlig, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1659340495, issued on Mar 15, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 04-22535, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Nelson Uhlig
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 04-22535 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1990 N 143RD St E, Wichita, KS 67230
- Phone
- (316) 204-2470
- Enumerated
- Mar 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (316) 239-6747
- Medicaid ID
- 100186470A KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070831000442); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Nelson Uhlig in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-22535Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
86 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide13 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl12 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: $140.27
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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
- Cedar Surgical LLCAndover, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Nelson Uhlig among 52 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kansas
Paul Nelson Uhlig, MD is one of 52 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2002 among the 34 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 48% 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 Kansas 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 Kansas
There are 52 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kansas.
All 52 in Kansas → Every provider in Wichita → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Arneson, M.D.Wichita, KS 672261962462523
- Thomas Estep, MDWichita, KS 672261700883618
- Brett Grizzell, M.DWichita, KS 672261659599314
- Sanjay Khicha, MDWichita, KS 672261811054992
- Gyanchand Khicha, MDWichita, KS 672261013914795
- Douglas Milfeld, MDWichita, KS 672261770580540
- William Murphy, MDWichita, KS 672261801894472
- James Newby, M.D.Wichita, KS 672201386688976
Common questions
What is Paul Nelson Uhlig, MD's NPI number?
Paul Nelson Uhlig, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659340495, issued on Mar 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Nelson Uhlig, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1990 N 143RD St E, Wichita, KS, 67230. Phone: (316) 204-2470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Nelson Uhlig, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-22535, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Nelson Uhlig, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Nelson Uhlig, MD had 86 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; 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.