Tomoaki Kato, MD
NPI 1629034517ActiveIndividual· Transplant Surgery· New York, NY
Transplant Surgery (MD) with Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, practicing in New York, New York. Medicare paid $57,576 for services to 34 patients in 2024. Transmedics, Inc. was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,885 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists New York-Presbyterian Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1629034517 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 21, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 26, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transplant Surgery Primary | 204F00000X | 2515011 | NY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 34 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 71 across 17 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $57,576 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · 2,296 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,885 · 18 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$1,968 · 10 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Transmedics, Inc. | $2,108 | 3 |
| Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (DBA Corza Medical) | $202.17 | 1 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | $161.74 | 5 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $125.46 | 1 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $91.71 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$2,108 · 3 payments
- Food and Beverage$777.18 · 15 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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