NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Peter K. Zakow, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Rock Hill, SC

Peter K. Zakow, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and NPI 1568408623, issued on Jun 20, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 40822, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568408623
Name
Peter K. Zakow
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
40822 SC
195399 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 S Herlong Ave Ste B, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Phone
(803) 324-1950
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2006
Record last updated
May 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 324-1933
Medicaid ID
02119753 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170919002986); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York University School Of Medicine, 1992
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 200 S Herlong Ave Ste B

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

  1. Barry Chan, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1114900826
  2. Djeunou TchambaInfectious Disease Physician1346478153

Verify Peter K. Zakow in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score75.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%81.9
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $511.46

12 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.

  1. Peter Zakow$511.46
  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. Piedmont Physician Network LLCRock Hill, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Peter K. Zakow among 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina

Peter K. Zakow, MD is one of 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 1999 among the 64 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 46% 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina

There are 97 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Barry Chan, MDRock Hill, SC 297321114900826
  2. Thomas Paxton, M.D.Aiken, SC 298011013975093
  3. Lothaire Voegele, M.D.Aiken, SC 298011184707523
  4. Kenneth Franco, MDGreenwood, SC 296461558375212
  5. Brian Goodman, M.D.Greenwood, SC 296461740453893
  6. Stephen Greer, DOGreenwood, SC 296461306868666
  7. Claudio Guareschi, MDGreenwood, SC 296461639106990
  8. Gautam Bhatia, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051881911915

Common questions

What is Peter K. Zakow, MD's NPI number?

Peter K. Zakow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568408623, issued on Jun 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Peter K. Zakow, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 S Herlong Ave Ste B, Rock Hill, SC, 29732. Phone: (803) 324-1950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Peter K. Zakow, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 40822, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Peter K. Zakow, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.