NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert J. Ferrante, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Appleton, WI

Robert J. Ferrante, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Appleton, Wisconsin, and NPI 1346226826, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (Wisconsin 44645, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346226826
Name
Robert J. Ferrante
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
44645 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI 54911
Phone
(920) 225-1370
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(920) 225-1377
Medicaid ID
34279900 WI
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1818 N Meade St

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

  1. Mohamed Abdelazim, APNPNurse Practitioner1760266696
  2. Satish Achanti, MDInternal Medicine Physician1982711198
  3. Ernesto Acosta, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1386773208
  4. Abdulmohsin Ahmadjee, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1225370802
  5. Maria Akhutina, MDHospitalist Physician1164652673
  6. Arshad Al-Mashhadani, MDHospitalist Physician1245771476

Verify Robert J. Ferrante in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
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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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score87.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $39,252.10

46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Paragonix Technologies, 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.

  1. Robert Ferrante$39,252
  2. Specialty average$7,829

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Robert J. Ferrante among 115 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Wisconsin

Robert J. Ferrante, MD is one of 115 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 56% 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

There are 115 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Wisconsin.

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

  1. Michelle Ellis, M.D..Appleton, WI 549111194926600
  2. Daniel Meldrum, MDAppleton, WI 549111861507253
  3. Salvior Mok, M.D.Appleton, WI 549111790921930
  4. Zenoun Abouzelam, MDAppleton, WI 549151699769695
  5. Daniel Cavanaugh, MDMondovi, WI 547551104912153
  6. Thomas Carmody, MDEau Claire, WI 547031831151133
  7. Robert Wiechmann, MDEau Claire, WI 547031659333953
  8. Ralph Galdieri, M.D.Eau Claire, WI 547011992746168

Common questions

What is Robert J. Ferrante, MD's NPI number?

Robert J. Ferrante, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346226826, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert J. Ferrante, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI, 54911. Phone: (920) 225-1370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert J. Ferrante, MD's license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 44645, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Robert J. Ferrante, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 of 100. 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.