NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Michigan

208 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Michigan, 2.1 per 100,000 residents, the 13th highest rate of 51. Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Michigan license search. Page 2 of 5.

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).

Ann Arbor has the most, 44

  1. Ann Arbor44
  2. Grand Rapids29
  3. Detroit24
  4. Royal Oak10
  5. Ypsilanti8

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Michigan

  1. Vernon Dencklau, DOPort Huron, MI 480601821087453
  2. John Dentel, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011962638874
  3. Britton Donato, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031164926903
  4. Richard Downey, M.D.Ann Arbor, MI 481091467409417
  5. Daniel Drake, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496851124141650
  6. Andrew Duda, MDLansing, MI 489101124026075
  7. Keith Dufendach, MDMuskegon, MI 494441821525429
  8. Melanie Edwards, M.D.Ypsilanti, MI 481971023216777
  9. Chigozirim Ekeke, M.DAnn Arbor, MI 481091275911265
  10. Osama Eltayeb, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031336111681
  11. Justin Fanning, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031700908522
  12. Franco Fazzalari, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011457458929
  13. James Fenton, M.D.Midland, MI 486701912112806
  14. David Fertel, D OWestland, MI 481851043315260
  15. Karsten Fliegner, MDPontiac, MI 483411932211398
  16. Neal Foley, D.O.Grand Rapids, MI 495031043604432
  17. Shinichi Fukuhara, M.D.Ann Arbor, MI 481091659682797
  18. Harold Gallick, M.D.Clinton Township, MI 480381275716490
  19. Divyakant Gandhi, MDClinton Township, MI 480381912004458
  20. Thomas Gazdecki, DOTrenton, MI 481831023038023
  21. Christopher Genco, MDSaginaw, MI 486381790764827
  22. Kristopher George, MDSouthfield, MI 480751033173463
  23. Gary Goodman, MDSouthfield, MI 480751982669024
  24. William Gordon, M.D.Pontiac, MI 483411578585659
  25. Jordan Groskurth, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495031780064659
  26. Ajay Gupta, MDYpsilanti, MI 481971043492341
  27. Ahmet Gurbuz, M.D.Midland, MI 486401154536407
  28. Omar Habib, MDDetroit, MI 482361689873010
  29. Jonathan Haft, MDAnn Arbor, MI 481091922190313
  30. Michael Halpin, M.D.Kalamazoo, MI 490071992753255
  31. Meghan Halub, MDMuskegon, MI 494441821436924
  32. Barbara Hamilton, M.D.Ann Arbor, MI 481091508123696
  33. James Hammel, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031063461317
  34. Zane Hammoud, MDDetroit, MI 482021750496154
  35. Eric Hanson, MDTroy, MI 480841861483331
  36. Steven Harrington, MDClinton Township, MI 480381982697991
  37. Kenneth Hassler, DOAnn Arbor, MI 481091659783348
  38. Marcus Haw, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031205197639
  39. Robert Hawkins, MD, MSCAnn Arbor, MI 481091144563867
  40. John Heiser, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031174596639
  41. Neal Hillman, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031073583126
  42. John Hilu, MDDearborn, MI 481241750349007
  43. Robert Hooker, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495031265405765
  44. Kevin Jamil, MDSaint Clair Shores, MI 480801083864565
  45. Fernando Jara, MDFlint, MI 485321699737551
  46. George Jennings, DOFarmington Hills, MI 483361255423620
  47. Joel Johnson, M.D.Ishpeming, MI 498491689658973
  48. Scott Johnson, MDGrand Blanc, MI 484391962500900
  49. Robert Jones, MDMidland, MI 486401366422859
  50. Frederic Joyce, MDJackson, MI 492011316994304

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

Michigan ranks 13 of 51 per resident

  1. New York2.3
  2. Connecticut2.2
  3. Illinois2.1
  4. Michigan2.1
  5. Florida2.1
  6. New Hampshire2.1
  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.

78.4% 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. Michigan78.4%
  2. United States76.2%

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

  • In a Medicare file163 of 208 · 78.4% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file135 · 64.9% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more109 · 52.4% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1998 · the 135 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

208 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Michigan: 2.1 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Ann Arbor has 44 of them (21%).

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. Massachusetts228
  2. Minnesota163
  3. North Carolina157
  4. New Jersey156

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Florida2.1
  2. New Hampshire2.1
  3. West Virginia2.0
  4. Illinois2.1

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.