# Kuo Huang, MD

Source: https://ourhealthnetwork.com/doctor/kuo-huang-md-1710048822
NPI: 1710048822
Data source: CMS NPI Registry (DAC), refreshed monthly

## Quick facts

Kuo Huang, MD is a thoracic surgery based in Joplin, MO practicing at Mercy Clinic Joplin Llc with NPI 1710048822.

## Profile

- Primary specialty: Thoracic Surgery
- Secondary specialties: CARDIAC SURGERY
- Credential: MD
- Gender: Male
- Medical school: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON
- Graduation year: 1987
- NPI: 1710048822 ([NPPES record](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1710048822))

## Practice and contact

- Practice name: Mercy Clinic Joplin Llc
- Address: 100 Mercy Way, 310 Mercy Clinic Joplin Cardiac Thoraci, Joplin, MO, 648044524
- Phone: (417) 556-8600
- Group practice size: 289 members

## CMS quality measures (MIPS)

- Overall MIPS final score: 84.83/100
- Quality category score: 78.79/100
- Promoting Interoperability score: 100.00/100
- Improvement Activities score: 40.00/100
- Cost category score: 56.7565/100

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program. MIPS scores reflect Medicare provider performance on quality, cost, and care improvement measures.

## Insurance accepted (5 networks)

This provider is in network with the following insurance carriers, based on federal Transparency in Coverage filings and FHIR provider directories:

- [Cigna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/cigna) — 21 plans
- [Humana](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/humana) — 12 plans
- [Aetna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/aetna) — 8 plans
- [Medicare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/medicare) — 1 plan
- [UMR](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/umr) — 1 plan

To verify a specific plan covers Kuo Huang, use the [OurHealthNetwork Insurance Matcher](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/tools/insurance-matcher?npis=1710048822).

## Industry payments disclosure (CMS Open Payments)

Per CMS Open Payments data (most recent year 2024), this provider has received 8 disclosed payments from medical industry sources totaling approximately $813.

Largest disclosed payer: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($506 cumulative).

Source: CMS Open Payments program (federal financial-transparency dataset). Industry payment disclosures do not imply any wrongdoing; many are legitimate consulting fees, research support, or speaker honoraria.

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