Puja Kachroo, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Puja Kachroo, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1881899714, issued on Jun 20, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2014006597, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Puja Kachroo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 2014006597 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 660 S Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 294-9962
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160912000748); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Puja Kachroo 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 2014006597Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate35 claims
- Mupirocin30 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $354.93
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Artivion, 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
- Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Puja Kachroo among 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri
Puja Kachroo, MD is one of 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 62% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1997 among the 90 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 Missouri 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 Missouri
There are 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri.
All 143 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Crittenden, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101346296084
- Ralph Damiano, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101578580023
- Pirooz Eghtesady, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101780636571
- Andrew Fiore, MDSt Louis, MO 631101609985209
- Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101780979070
- Daniel Kreisel, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101407872716
- Jennifer Lawton, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101447276761
- Sudhan Nagarajan, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101053574129
Common questions
What is Puja Kachroo, MD's NPI number?
Puja Kachroo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881899714, issued on Jun 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Puja Kachroo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 660 S Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 294-9962. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Puja Kachroo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2014006597, 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 Puja Kachroo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Puja Kachroo, MD had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Puja Kachroo, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.