Ralph James Damiano Jr., MD
NPI 1578580023ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Saint Louis, MO
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) in Saint Louis, Missouri, trained at Duke University School of Medicine (class of 1980). 139 Medicare patients in 2024, $89,367 paid; nearly all of their 107 Part D prescriptions were generic (93%). Atricure, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $12,395 in all, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1578580023 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 17, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 28, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | 2000152513 | MO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (IL); Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (MO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 139 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 234 across 31 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $89,367 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 107 · 115 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 42 |
| Total drug cost | $5,297 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Duke University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1980 |
| Medicare specialty | Cardiac Surgery |
Medical group
- Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO · 3,029 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$12,395 · 31 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$15,458 · 54 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. | $10,986 | 18 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $588.34 | 7 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $479.10 | 3 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $184.98 | 1 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $112.70 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$9,000 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$2,509 · 26 payments
- Travel and Lodging$886.20 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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