Dr. Robert Louis Hooker Jr., MD

Dr. Hooker practices at Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth in Grand Rapids, Michigan, part of Corewell Health.

Dr. Hooker's NPI, 1265405765, was assigned on February 7, 2006. Dr. Hooker holds Michigan license 4301071049.

Dr. Hooker's primary practice is Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth, at 100 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 in Kent County. The practice phone is (616) 391-1774.

Dr. Hooker's primary practice is Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth in Grand Rapids, Michigan, part of Corewell Health. Dr. Hooker is also affiliated with Norton Hospital. The medical group on file is Corewell Health Medical Group West. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hooker to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hooker practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Hooker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Hooker is licensed in Michigan.

CMS data shows 39 Medicare services from Dr. Hooker across 3 procedure codes in 2022, for 47 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,968 for them.

CMS counts 47 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hooker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 27 patients. 75% of them have heart failure, and 75% have high blood pressure. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.72, 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. Hooker's median patient age at 67, with 27% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hooker wrote 46 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $95 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 13 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Hooker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Hooker as offering telehealth.

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 33 papers to Dr. Hooker, published from 2010 to 2024. 2022 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Heart-Assist Devices and Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Dr. Hooker has published most often in J Card Surg. Dr. Hooker's most frequent co-authors are Tomasz A. Timek, MD, Edward T. Murphy, MD and Charles L. Willekes, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 193 general payments to Dr. Hooker from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Paragonix Technologies, Inc. paid the most, $37,500.