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Dr. Benjamin David Kozower, MD

Individual provider Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · NPI 1548283450

Dr. Benjamin David Kozower, MD practises Thoracic Surgery in Saint Louis, Missouri. Graduated from University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1997, 29 years ago. Practices with Washington University, a 2,986-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Missouri.

Years since qualifying
29
Trained at
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Licensed in
MO
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz Div Surg CT Adult Thoracic
Saint Louis, MO 63110-1003
Phone: (314) 362-7260
Fax: (888) 272-2816
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Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 2016022813 (MO)
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Taxonomy 208G00000X · Licence 2016022813 (MO)

Record details

NPI number1548283450
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 25, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 28, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyTHORACIC SURGERY
Also practisesCARDIAC SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY
Graduated 1997 (29 years in practice)
Group practice Washington University — 2986 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 24 times · 53rd percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients225
Services billed 426 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $1,500 1 payment
Education $1,000 1 payment · educational material or training, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $688 8 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $269 6 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Washington University

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2986 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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