NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Indiana

136 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Indiana, 2 per 100,000 residents, the 18th highest rate of 51. Indianapolis and Fort Wayne have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Indiana license search. Page 2 of 3.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208G00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Indianapolis has the most, 47

  1. Indianapolis47
  2. Fort Wayne15
  3. Lafayette8
  4. Merrillville8
  5. Carmel7

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Indiana

  1. Scott Hittinger, M.D.Carmel, IN 462901558658153
  2. Bruce Hook, MDFort Wayne, IN 468041154323905
  3. David Hormuth, M.D.Evansville, IN 477141033138417
  4. E Howanitz, M.D.Richmond, IN 473741992803761
  5. Hilton Hudson, M.D.Michigan City, IN 463601689614828
  6. Thomas Hughes, MDSouth Bend, IN 466011790850964
  7. Samuel Jacob, MDMuncie, IN 473031992931414
  8. Marcus Jimenez, MDFort Wayne, IN 468041578655494
  9. Walter Jolly, MDCarmel, IN 460321013219435
  10. Viroj Juisai, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101114037371
  11. Thomas Kalmbach, MDMerrillville, IN 464101114011798
  12. James Kelly, MD, MBAGranger, IN 465301174608442
  13. Kenneth Kesler, MDIndianapolis, IN 462501700991106
  14. Walid Khabbaz, M.D.South Bend, IN 466011669563342
  15. Michael Koelsch, MDKokomo, IN 469021053336297
  16. Fatuma Kromah, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021134434152
  17. John Kuhn, M.D.Richmond, IN 473741598729618
  18. Surya Kumar, MDLafayette, IN 479051154470466
  19. Joseph Ladowski, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021497757249
  20. Charles Lamb, MDSouth Bend, IN 466011982779153
  21. Kok Lim, MDLafayette, IN 479051760413272
  22. Bradley Litke, MDEvansville, IN 477141992790612
  23. David Lloyd, MDFort Wayne, IN 468451003816711
  24. Buddy Lopez, MDEvansville, IN 477151255438990
  25. Chelsea Loria, MDIndianapolis, IN 462501265051353
  26. Raja Mahidhara, MDLafayette, IN 479051689771016
  27. Yousuf Mahomed, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021699880088
  28. Nicolas Mayfield, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021477295400
  29. Bryan McDonnell, MDMuncie, IN 473031780682781
  30. Michael McLean, MDEvansville, IN 477141831276468
  31. Nabil Mnayarji, MDTerre Haute, IN 478071427125426
  32. Sina Moainie, MDCarmel, IN 462901285759977
  33. Eric Munoz, M.D.Richmond, IN 473741982607529
  34. Richard Murrell, M.D.Newburgh, IN 476301851349013
  35. Vince Nardy, DOIndianapolis, IN 462501073808903
  36. Halkawt Nuri, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462021225464324
  37. Vijay Nuthakki, MDIndianapolis, IN 462601013133222
  38. Victorio O'Yek, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101114012655
  39. Manesh Parikshak, MDIndianapolis, IN 462371356438626
  40. Jay Patel, MDSouth Bend, IN 466011316104839
  41. Yogesh PatelIndianapolis, IN 462501912356916
  42. Alan Peterson, M.D.Fort Wayne, IN 468041477555225
  43. Saila Pillai, MD, MS, MPHIndianapolis, IN 462021003057266
  44. Joshua Preiss, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462501023495280
  45. Brian Priest, MDIndianapolis, IN 462501649263211
  46. Ashish Pulikal, M.DIndianapolis, IN 462561588084685
  47. Sorin Pusca, M.D.Columbus, IN 472011164503538
  48. Amita Rastogi, M.D.Munster, IN 463211922134501
  49. Karen Rieger, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021598870982
  50. Robert Robison, MDIndianapolis, IN 462601164535969

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Indiana ranks 18 of 51 per resident

  1. New Hampshire2.1
  2. West Virginia2.0
  3. Montana2.0
  4. Indiana2.0
  5. Wisconsin1.9
  6. Louisiana1.9
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

80.9% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Indiana80.9%
  2. United States76.2%

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Indiana, measured

  • In a Medicare file110 of 136 · 80.9% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file91 · 66.9% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more73 · 53.7% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1995 · the 91 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208G00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

136 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Indiana: 2 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Indianapolis has 47 of them (35%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Virginia133
  2. Tennessee131
  3. Missouri143
  4. Arizona123

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Wisconsin1.9
  2. Montana2.0
  3. West Virginia2.0
  4. Louisiana1.9

The largest states

  1. California634
  2. Texas484
  3. Florida468
  4. New York446
  5. Pennsylvania377

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.