Robert Louis Hooker, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Grand Rapids, MI
Robert Louis Hooker, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1265405765, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301071049, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Louis Hooker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 4301071049 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 221 Michigan St NE Ste 300, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone
- (616) 459-7258
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2024
- Fax
- (616) 459-5215
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240102002608); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 221 Michigan St NE Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Bryan Anderson, PACSurgical Physician Assistant1023417581
- Elizabeth Balaj, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104659051
- Mallorie Bleka, FNP, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1801388277
- Laura Bose, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1326448341
- Sara Brechting, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215220009
Verify Robert Louis Hooker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301071049Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
46 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $12,444.25
20 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.
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
- Spectrum Health Primary Care PartnersGrand Rapids, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Louis Hooker among 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Michigan
Robert Louis Hooker, MD is one of 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1998 among the 135 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% 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 Michigan 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 Michigan
There are 208 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Michigan.
All 208 in Michigan → Every provider in Grand Rapids → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Osama Eltayeb, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031336111681
- Justin Fanning, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031700908522
- James Hammel, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031063461317
- John Heiser, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031174596639
- Neal Hillman, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031073583126
- Marzia Leacche, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031154478980
- Edward Murphy, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031124090808
- John Paris, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031871512293
Common questions
What is Robert Louis Hooker, MD's NPI number?
Robert Louis Hooker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265405765, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Louis Hooker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 221 Michigan St NE Ste 300, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 459-7258. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Louis Hooker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301071049, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Louis Hooker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Louis Hooker, MD had 46 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.