Dr. Frank Anthony Cuoco Jr., MD

Dr. Cuoco practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.

Dr. Cuoco's NPI, 1497704423, was assigned on May 8, 2006. Dr. Cuoco graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Cuoco holds South Carolina license 28932.

Dr. Cuoco's primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, at One Hoag Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 764-4624. Dr. Cuoco also practices at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663.

Dr. Cuoco's primary practice is Hoag Hospital Newport Beach in Newport Beach, California, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Dr. Cuoco is also affiliated with HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital. The medical group on file is Coastal Carolina Surgical Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cuoco to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cuoco practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is Dr. Cuoco's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0001X. Dr. Cuoco is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Cuoco's licenses on file in 4 states: South Carolina, Florida, District of Columbia and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, heart blockage, intermittent racing heartbeat (PSVT), pacemaker or defibrillator implantation, pacemaker replacement, sick sinus syndrome and ventricular tachycardia among the conditions Dr. Cuoco treats.

CMS data shows 7,820 Medicare services from Dr. Cuoco across 40 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,312 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $717,048 for them.

CMS counts 1,312 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cuoco in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 604 patients. 75% of them have atrial fibrillation, and 75% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cuoco's median patient age at 73, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cuoco wrote 1,730 Medicare Part D claims for 379 patients. 58% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,669 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $649,714 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,458 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Cuoco for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cuoco accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 68 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Cuoco, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Cuoco, published from 2006 to 2025. 2010 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Atrial Fibrillation, Catheter Ablation and Defibrillators, Implantable. Dr. Cuoco has published most often in J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. Dr. Cuoco's most frequent co-authors are John Lacy Sturdivant, MD, Andrea Natale, MD and Edward Gerstenfeld, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Cuoco to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Atrial Fibrillation and Arrhythmias, Cardiac.

CMS Open Payments shows 2,060 general payments to Dr. Cuoco from 40 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 36% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $195,909.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Cuoco, most recently ACC Fellow in 2013.

Dr. Cuoco graduated from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Cuoco is a member of ACC.

Dr. Cuoco is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.