James R Scharff, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

2005017791 Issued in MO

Practice address

3023 N Ballas Rd Ste 150D
Saint Louis, MO 63131-2319

Phone

(314) 996-5287

Fax

(314) 432-6068

NPI assigned

May 3, 2007

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MO

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Thoracic SurgeryAlso: Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)

Education

Other, 2000

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Missouri Baptist Physician Services LLCGroup PAC ID 0446294342, 25 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Missouri Baptist Medical Center Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, CCN 260108

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

79.22 of 100Reported as group

Quality

72.08

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

20

Cost

74.14

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jscharff11107@direct.carenet.org
• FHIR API: https://epicproxy.et0965.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Missouri Baptist Physician Services LLC

  • Medical Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1245310291
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Cardiothoracic Surgery, LLC

  • Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
  • Chesterfield, MO
  • NPI 1104895812
  NPD (past)
• MB Professional Billing Services, LLC

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1174663900
  NPD (past)
• Missouri Baptist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1487663506
  NPD (past)
• Ozarks Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Plains, MO
  • NPI 1831115641
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Missouri Baptist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1487663506
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "SAINT LOUIS",
            "state": "MO",
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            "telephone_number": "314-996-5287",
            "fax_number": "314-996-4271"
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        "enumeration_date": "2007-05-03",
        "last_updated": "2026-06-02",
        "certification_date": "2026-06-02",
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• Nicholas Joseph Schaper, MD
• Melissa Schapiro, M.D.
• Elizabeth Mary Schappe, CRNA
• Eileen M Scharf, MSW LCSW
• Harry Richard Scharf, DENTIST
• Trisha Bhat Scharff, MD, MPHS
• Andrea Rabenold Schario, M.A., CCC-SLP
• Lauren Scharmer, LCSW
• Kelly Braune Schaschl, MD
• Schatt Chiropractic, Inc

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Saint Louis, MO
• Providers in Saint Louis, MO by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Missouri

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 2, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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