Benjamin David Kozower, MD

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

2016022813 Issued in MO

Practice address

1 Barnes Jewish Hospital PLZ
Div Surg CT Adult Thoracic
Saint Louis, MO 63110-1003

Phone

(314) 362-7260

Fax

(888) 272-2816

NPI assigned

Jul 25, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 1

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

Education

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1997

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Washington UniversityGroup PAC ID 9830008770, 2,968 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Barnes Jewish Hospital Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, CCN 260032
• Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital Hospital, Creve Coeur, MO, CCN 260162
• Memorial Hospital Hospital, Belleville, IL, CCN 140185
• Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital Hospital, Saint Peters, MO, CCN 260191

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

47.34 of 100Reported as group

Quality

1.72

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

0

Cost

65.79

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

84.2 of 100Reported as group

Quality

71.6

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

75.75

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: bkozower134694@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.

• Washington University

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1174563662
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Washington University

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1962442475
  NPD
• Barnes Jewish Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1649299827
  NPD (past)
• Ozarks Medical Center

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

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1134169568
  NPD (past)
• Gibson Community Hospital Association

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Gibson City, IL
  • NPI 1114935681
  NPD (past)

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

• Barnes Jewish Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1649299827
  Care Compare affiliation
• Barnes Jewish St Peters Hospital Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Saint Peters, MO
  • NPI 1144238908
  Care Compare affiliation
• Barnes Jewish West County Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1831107895
  Care Compare affiliation
• Protestant Memorial Medical Center, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Belleville, IL
  • NPI 1982796181
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "city": "CHICAGO",
            "state": "IL",
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            "affiliation": "Y",
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• Larissa Ann Kozeny, DPT
• Alina Kozlova
• Christina Ann Kozlovski, M.D.
• Robert Henry Kozlowski, RPH
• Lisa Kozodoy, MD
• Leslie Kozuszek
• Amanda Christine Kracen, PHD
• Beverly Kraemer, M.D.
• Bruce A Kraemer, MD
• Carl M Kraemer, M.D.

• Surgery Physician in Saint Louis, MO
• Providers in Saint Louis, MO by specialty
• Surgery Physician in Missouri

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 28, 2025; 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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