Dr. John Pocholo Whitaker Tuason, MD

Dr. Tuason practices at Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of Mercy.

Dr. Tuason's NPI, 1891347498, was assigned on July 13, 2019. Dr. Tuason holds Missouri license 2022026431.

Dr. Tuason's primary practice is Mercy Hospital South, at 10010 Kennerly Road, Saint Louis, MO 63128 in St. Louis County. The practice phone is (314) 525-1000.

Dr. Tuason's primary practice is Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of Mercy. Dr. Tuason is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital Jefferson. The medical group on file is Mercy Clinic South Hospitalists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tuason to 1 more hospital and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tuason practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Tuason's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Tuason's licenses on file in 2 states: Missouri and Illinois.

CMS data shows 368 Medicare services from Dr. Tuason across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 376 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $44,005 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 376 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tuason in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 119 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.33, 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. Tuason's median patient age at 73, with 52% women.

In 2021, Dr. Tuason wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $45 in total drug cost.

Dr. Tuason accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.