Robert Joseph Johnson, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Watertown, NY
Robert Joseph Johnson, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Watertown, New York, and NPI 1538195615, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (New York 226827, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Joseph Johnson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 226827 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1571 Washington St, Watertown, NY 13601
- Phone
- (315) 782-1650
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (315) 788-8547
- Medicaid ID
- 02361237 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070914000051); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1571 Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert Joseph Johnson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 226827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Robert Joseph Johnson among 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York
Robert Joseph Johnson, MD is one of 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New York. 75% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 1999 among the 294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% 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 New York 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 New York
There are 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York.
All 446 in New York → Every provider in Watertown → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Manuel Palao, MDOgdensburg, NY 136691275603698
- John Kelley, M.D.Utica, NY 135011750338745
- Chanderdeep Singh, MDUtica, NY 135011447251889
- Ghayth Al Awwa, MDJohnson City, NY 137901710403365
- Mohammad Jamil, MDJohnson City, NY 137901679880025
- Muhammad Farhan Nadeem, MDJohnson City, NY 137901639585078
- Kenneth Wong, M.D.Johnson City, NY 137901366479453
- Robert Lancey, M.D.Cooperstown, NY 133261699739060
Common questions
What is Robert Joseph Johnson, MD's NPI number?
Robert Joseph Johnson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538195615, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Joseph Johnson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1571 Washington St, Watertown, NY, 13601. Phone: (315) 782-1650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Joseph Johnson, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 226827, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Joseph Johnson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Joseph Johnson, MD had 15 Medicare Part D claims; 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.