Dr. Joseph John Platz, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 94
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 91
- Part D claims, 2024
- 24
- Publications
- 13
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 6420 Clayton Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63117
- Practice phone
- Call (314) 768-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Joseph John Platz is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Platz practices at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care.
Dr. Platz's NPI, 1699074336, was assigned on March 21, 2011. Dr. Platz graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Platz holds Missouri license 2019020160.
- NPI
- 1699074336NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3375846603
- NPI enumeration date
- March 21, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (314) 768-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joseph John Platz practices at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Platz's primary practice is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis, at 6420 Clayton Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63117 in St. Louis County. The practice phone is (314) 768-8000.
- SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis6420 Clayton Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63117 · St. Louis CountyPhone(314) 768-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joseph John Platz is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Platz's primary practice is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care. Dr. Platz is also affiliated with SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital. The medical group on file is SSM Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Platz to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph John Platz's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Platz practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joseph John Platz is one of 112 cardiothoracic surgeons in Missouri
Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Platz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Platz's licenses on file in 2 states: Missouri and Wisconsin.
Specialties and state licenses
- Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), MissouriPrimary
- Wisconsin license
Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Platz
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph John Platz billed Medicare for 94 services in 2024
CMS data shows 94 Medicare services from Dr. Platz across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 91 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,875 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Platz's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 782024: 78No change
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 16
Dr. Platz compared with the Missouri median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Platz
- Missouri median
- Medicare services
- 94vs 10712% below
- Medicare patients
- 91vs 1009% below
- Part D claims
- 18vs 3244% below
Medians across 106 cardiothoracic surgeons in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Platz's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph John Platz treated 91 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Platz in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 48 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.34, 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. Platz's median patient age at 67, with 49% women.
Dr. Platz's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Platz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3640%
- Men5560%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Platz's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol73%
- COPD65%
- Cancer51%
- Ischemic heart disease48%
- Arthritis45%
- Anxiety43%
- Tobacco use40%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Platz's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph John Platz wrote 24 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Platz wrote 24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $71 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Platz's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2017 to 2021
- 2017
- 2021
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2017: 142021: 1829%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2021, 1 in 2017.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph John Platz ranks in the 52nd percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Platz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 23 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Platz, more than 52% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Platz ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 52nd percentile23 procedures
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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joseph John Platz has 13 publications on record
Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Platz, published from 2012 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Lung. Dr. Platz has published most often in Cureus. Dr. Platz's most frequent co-authors are Keith S. Naunheim, MD, Neil H. Hyman and Nicholas Robert Bonenfant, MD.
Dr. Platz's papers by year, 2012 to 2024
Topics Dr. Platz writes about most
- Lung
Dr. Platz's most frequent co-authors
- Keith S. Naunheim, MD5 shared papers
- Neil H. Hyman3 shared papers
- Nicholas Robert Bonenfant, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Platz
Ann Thorac Surg
Thorac Surg Clin
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joseph John Platz received $16,645 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 44 general payments to Dr. Platz from 7 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $14,996.
General payments to Dr. Platz by program year, 2019 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Platz by kind, 2019 to 2025
- Education$13,50081%
- Food and beverage$2,29014%
- Consulting fees$5003%
- Travel and lodging$3472%
- Gifts$90%
Companies that paid Dr. Platz the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joseph John Platz graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine
Dr. Platz graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joseph John Platz's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joseph John Platz's NPI number?
Dr. Joseph John Platz's NPI number is 1699074336. It was assigned on March 21, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph John Platz?
Dr. Joseph John Platz is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Saint Louis, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).
Where does Dr. Joseph John Platz practice?
Dr. Platz practices at 6420 Clayton Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63117. Dr. Platz's primary practice is SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Platz to 3 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Joseph John Platz's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Platz is (314) 768-8000.
What is Dr. Joseph John Platz's medical license number?
Dr. Platz holds Missouri license 2019020160, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Joseph John Platz been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Platz in Missouri and Wisconsin.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph John Platz affiliated with?
Dr. Platz practices at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Platz is also affiliated with SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Platz to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Joseph John Platz part of?
Dr. Platz is linked to SSM Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Platz to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Joseph John Platz accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Platz billed Medicare for 94 services in 2024, and Dr. Platz accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph John Platz see?
CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Platz in 2024, with an average age of 71.
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What services does Dr. Joseph John Platz bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Platz's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99205), hospital inpatient care (99223) and surgery: lungs and airway (32674).
Where did Dr. Joseph John Platz go to medical school?
Dr. Platz graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Joseph John Platz prescribe most?
In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Platz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Joseph John Platz received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $16,645 in general payments to Dr. Platz from 7 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Joseph John Platz been practicing?
Dr. Platz graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
Does Dr. Joseph John Platz do research?
Dmand AI links 13 publications to Dr. Platz, published from 2012 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Joseph John Platz publish with?
Dr. Platz's most frequent co-authors are Keith S. Naunheim, MD (5 shared papers), Neil H. Hyman (3 shared papers) and Nicholas Robert Bonenfant, MD (2 shared papers).
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