Ruben Guadalupe Nava-Bahena, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Ruben Guadalupe Nava-Bahena, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1386834901, issued on Jul 30, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2016032192, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruben Guadalupe Nava-Bahena
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 2016032192 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 362-7260
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2026
- Fax
- (866) 272-2816
- Medicaid ID
- 200053831 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180530001492); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruben Guadalupe Nava-Bahena 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 2016032192Check 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): 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).
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).
Ruben Guadalupe Nava-Bahena among 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri
Ruben Guadalupe Nava-Bahena, 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
- Graduated2000 · median 1997 among the 90 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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
- Puja Kachroo, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101881899714
- Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101780979070
- Daniel Kreisel, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101407872716
- Jennifer Lawton, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101447276761
Common questions
What is Ruben Guadalupe Nava-Bahena, MD's NPI number?
Ruben Guadalupe Nava-Bahena, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386834901, issued on Jul 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruben Guadalupe Nava-Bahena, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 362-7260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruben Guadalupe Nava-Bahena, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2016032192, 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.
What is Ruben Guadalupe Nava-Bahena, 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.