Dr. William Arthur Cooper, MD

  • Kansas City, MO
  • Cardiothoracic surgeon
NPI1669561452PAC ID9931118775
Medicare services, 2024
45
Medicare patients, 2024
70
Part D claims, 2022
26
Publications
29
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
2800 Clay Edwards Drive, North Kansas City, MO 64116
Practice phone
Call (816) 691-2000
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Primary practice

NKC Health Hospital

Hospital · North Kansas City, Missouri

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Dr. William Arthur Cooper is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri

Dr. Cooper practices at NKC Health Hospital in North Kansas City, Missouri, part of NKC Health.

Dr. Cooper's NPI, 1669561452, was assigned on October 12, 2006. Dr. Cooper graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Cooper holds Arizona license 65363.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9931118775
NPI enumeration date
October 12, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(816) 691-2000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
60
Medical school graduation
1992

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. William Arthur Cooper practices at NKC Health Hospital in North Kansas City, Missouri

Dr. Cooper's primary practice is NKC Health Hospital, at 2800 Clay Edwards Drive, North Kansas City, MO 64116 in Clay County. The practice phone is (816) 691-2000.

  • NKC Health Hospital
    2800 Clay Edwards Drive, North Kansas City, MO 64116 · Clay CountyPhone(816) 691-2000

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. William Arthur Cooper is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 10 medical groups

Dr. Cooper's primary practice is NKC Health Hospital in North Kansas City, Missouri, part of NKC Health. Dr. Cooper is also affiliated with Tucson Medical Center. The medical group on file is NKC Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cooper to 2 more hospitals, 9 medical groups, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. William Arthur Cooper's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
NKC Health HospitalAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 9 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. William Arthur Cooper is one of 112 cardiothoracic surgeons in Missouri

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Cooper's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Cooper is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Cooper's licenses on file in 15 states: Arizona, South Dakota, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), ArizonaPrimaryLicense 65363 · 2021 to 2026 · taxonomy 208G00000X
  • South Dakota licenseSince 2023
  • California license2025 to 2027
  • Colorado license2018 to 2027
  • District of Columbia license2021 to 2027
  • Florida licenseLicense ME138429 · 2018 to 2027
  • Michigan license2021 to 2027
  • Illinois license2018 to 2026
  • Kentucky license2023 to 2026
  • Maryland license2021 to 2026
  • Missouri license2019 to 2026
  • Nebraska license2019 to 2026
  • New York license2024 to 2026
  • Ohio license2022 to 2026
  • Pennsylvania license2025 to 2026

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery, heart valve surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Cooper treats.

Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Cooper

Counts of cardiothoracic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. William Arthur Cooper billed Medicare for 45 services in 2024

CMS data shows 45 Medicare services from Dr. Cooper across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 70 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,563 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202445
Medicare patients70
Paid by Medicare$13,563
Procedure codes3

Dr. Cooper's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 562024: 3243%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 412024: 1368%

Dr. Cooper compared with the Missouri median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Cooper
  • Missouri median
Medicare services
45vs 10758% below
Medicare patients
70vs 10030% below
Part D claims
26vs 3219% below

Medians across 106 cardiothoracic surgeons in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cooper'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. William Arthur Cooper treated 70 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 70 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cooper in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 31 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cooper's median patient age at 76, with 30% women.

Medicare patients, 202470
Average age76
Average risk score1.44

Dr. Cooper's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cooper's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2840%
  • Men4260%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cooper's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease70%
  4. Heart failure47%
  5. Atrial fibrillation46%
  6. Diabetes44%
  7. Arthritis40%
  8. Chronic kidney disease34%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cooper's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 76

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women30%
  • Men70%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. William Arthur Cooper wrote 26 Medicare Part D claims in 2022

In 2022, Dr. Cooper wrote 26 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 2 drugs, with $589 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 57 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 202226
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$589

Dr. Cooper's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022

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, 2021 to 2022

  • 2021
  • 2022
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 572022: 2654%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2022, 4 in 2021.

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

How Dr. William Arthur Cooper takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. William Arthur Cooper has 29 publications on record

Dmand AI links 29 papers to Dr. Cooper, published from 2006 to 2013. 2011 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Coronary Artery Bypass, Hospital Mortality and Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump. Dr. Cooper has published most often in Ann Thorac Surg. Dr. Cooper's most frequent co-authors are Robert A. Guyton, MD, Omar M. Lattouf, MD and Edward P. Chen, MD.

Papers29
Years published2006 to 2013

Dr. Cooper's papers by year, 2006 to 2013

Topics Dr. Cooper writes about most

  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Hospital Mortality
  • Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump
  • Georgia
  • Heart Valve Diseases
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Dr. Cooper's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Cooper

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. William Arthur Cooper has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Cooper to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Mitral Valve Insufficiency and Heart Valve Diseases.

Conditions in Dr. Cooper's trials

  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency
  • Heart Valve Diseases

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Cooper

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Cooper

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. William Arthur Cooper received $21,943 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 176 general payments to Dr. Cooper from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 31% of the total. Quest Medical Inc. paid the most, $6,741.

General payments to Dr. Cooper by program year, 2016 to 2023

General payments to Dr. Cooper by kind, 2016 to 2023

$21.9Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$6,83531%
  • Accredited education speaker fees$5,50025%
  • Food and beverage$4,57221%
  • Consulting fees$3,50016%
  • Other$1,5367%

Companies that paid Dr. Cooper the most, 2016 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. William Arthur Cooper has 4 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Cooper.

Awards and honors for Dr. Cooper

  1. Undated
    • ACC Fellow
    • ACS Fellow
    • Checkbook Top Doc
    • Super Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. William Arthur Cooper graduated from UMKC School of Medicine

Dr. Cooper graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Cooper is a member of ACC, ACS and AOA.

  1. Medical schoolUMKC School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. William Arthur Cooper accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers

Dr. Cooper is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Cigna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +8 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Cooper accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare11
  2. PPO11
  3. POS6
  4. HMO5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. William Arthur Cooper's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors 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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. William Arthur Cooper's NPI number?

Dr. William Arthur Cooper's NPI number is 1669561452. It was assigned on October 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. William Arthur Cooper?

Dr. William Arthur Cooper is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).

Where does Dr. William Arthur Cooper practice?

Dr. Cooper practices at 2800 Clay Edwards Drive, North Kansas City, MO 64116. Dr. Cooper's primary practice is NKC Health Hospital in North Kansas City, Missouri, part of NKC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cooper to 2 hospitals, 9 medical groups, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospice.

What is Dr. William Arthur Cooper's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cooper is (816) 691-2000.

What is Dr. William Arthur Cooper's medical license number?

Dr. Cooper holds Arizona license 65363, one of the licenses on file in 15 states.

Which states has Dr. William Arthur Cooper been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cooper in Arizona (2021 to 2026), South Dakota (since 2023), California (2025 to 2027), Colorado (2018 to 2027), District of Columbia (2021 to 2027), Florida (2018 to 2027), Michigan (2021 to 2027), Illinois (2018 to 2026), Kentucky (2023 to 2026), Maryland (2021 to 2026), Missouri (2019 to 2026), Nebraska (2019 to 2026), New York (2024 to 2026), Ohio (2022 to 2026) and Pennsylvania (2025 to 2026).

Which hospitals is Dr. William Arthur Cooper affiliated with?

Dr. Cooper practices at NKC Health Hospital in North Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Cooper is also affiliated with Tucson Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Cooper to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. William Arthur Cooper part of?

Dr. Cooper is linked to NKC Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Cooper to 9 more medical groups.

Does Dr. William Arthur Cooper accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cooper billed Medicare for 45 services in 2024, and Dr. Cooper accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. William Arthur Cooper see?

CMS counts 70 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cooper in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. William Arthur Cooper board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cooper is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

What services does Dr. William Arthur Cooper bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cooper's most billed Medicare services were surgery: heart and blood vessels (33361), hospital inpatient care (99223) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (33508).

Where did Dr. William Arthur Cooper go to medical school?

Dr. Cooper graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 1992.

What drugs does Dr. William Arthur Cooper prescribe most?

In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cooper's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium and Isosorbide Mononitrate ER.

Has Dr. William Arthur Cooper received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $21,943 in general payments to Dr. Cooper from 27 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Quest Medical Inc.

How long has Dr. William Arthur Cooper been practicing?

Dr. Cooper graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.

Does Dr. William Arthur Cooper do research?

Dmand AI links 29 publications to Dr. Cooper, published from 2006 to 2013. Dr. Cooper has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. William Arthur Cooper publish with?

Dr. Cooper's most frequent co-authors are Robert A. Guyton, MD (25 shared papers), Omar M. Lattouf, MD (19 shared papers) and Edward P. Chen, MD (12 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. William Arthur Cooper accept?

Dr. Cooper is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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