Robert A. Oakes, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Lincoln, NE
Robert A. Oakes, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1992883599, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 26163, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert A. Oakes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 26163 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 S 48TH St Ste 400, Lincoln, NE 68506
- Phone
- (402) 483-3255
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (402) 483-3259
- Medicaid ID
- 47084496100 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110622000057); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 35 in Nebraska → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1500 S 48TH St Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren Barton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1386266252
- Alexis Davis, MDVascular Surgery Physician1114544061
- Luke Hamann, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831021518
- Lacey Hutcheson, APRNNurse Practitioner1699394981
- Jessica Johnson, PAPhysician Assistant1649752387
- Robert Pitsch, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1699709196
Verify Robert A. Oakes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 26163Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85 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: $437.77
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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
- Integrated Cardiology Group LLCLincoln, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert A. Oakes among 35 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Nebraska
Robert A. Oakes, MD is one of 35 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 25 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska
There are 35 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Nebraska.
All 35 in Nebraska → Every provider in Lincoln → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan Shelstad, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685061619149119
- Stephen Carveth, MDLincoln, NE 685161013275254
- Deepak Gangahar, MDLincoln, NE 685261710072087
- Andrew Goldstein, MDLincoln, NE 685261518951284
- Giles Hedderich, MDLincoln, NE 685261518043744
- Ronald Jex, MDLincoln, NE 685261629163910
- Richard Thompson, MDLincoln, NE 685261699989772
- Edward Raines, MDNorfolk, NE 687011568414258
Common questions
What is Robert A. Oakes, MD's NPI number?
Robert A. Oakes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992883599, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert A. Oakes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 S 48TH St Ste 400, Lincoln, NE, 68506. Phone: (402) 483-3255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert A. Oakes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 26163, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Robert A. Oakes, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85 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.