Stephen Kolakowski Jr., MD
NPI 1003971102ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Vascular Surgery· Victorville, CA
Surgery, Vascular Surgery (MD) with Choice Healthcare Associates, Inc., practicing in Victorville, California. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $74,453 for 98 patients in 2024, with only 25 Part D claims. Stryker Corporation was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,222 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Desert Valley Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1003971102 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Dec 27, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 7, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 7, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery Primary | 2086S0129X | C146610 | CA |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 25MA08206100 | NJ |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 98 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 197 across 35 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $74,453 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 25 · 35 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 15 |
| Total drug cost | $266.27 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Vascular Surgery |
Medical group
- Choice Healthcare Associates, Inc.Victorville, CA · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Desert Valley HospitalVictorville, CA
- Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA
- Victor Valley Global Medical CenterVictorville, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,222 · 35 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$100.35 · 6 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $994.41 | 23 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $90.40 | 6 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $72.17 | 3 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | $33.83 | 1 |
| Cook Medical LLC | $16.94 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$690.93 · 34 payments
- Travel and Lodging$531.36 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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