Dr. Jason I. Koontz, MD, PhD

Dr. Koontz practices at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University.

Dr. Koontz's NPI, 1386817104, was assigned on April 13, 2008. Dr. Koontz graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2002. Dr. Koontz holds North Carolina license 110495.

Dr. Koontz's primary practice is Duke University Hospital, at 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705 in Durham County. The practice phone is (919) 684-8111.

Dr. Koontz's primary practice is Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, part of Duke University. The medical group on file is Duke Health Integrated Practice. Dmand AI also links Dr. Koontz to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Koontz practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Koontz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Koontz is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS data shows 1,406 Medicare services from Dr. Koontz across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 760 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $105,172 for them.

CMS counts 760 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Koontz in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 343 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.91, 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. Koontz's median patient age at 74, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Koontz wrote 512 Medicare Part D claims for 144 patients. 54% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 442 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $249,566 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 355 claims across 9 drugs.

Dr. Koontz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Koontz, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Koontz, published from 2011 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Heart Failure, Tachycardia, Ventricular and Catheter Ablation. Dr. Koontz has published most often in Heart Rhythm. Dr. Koontz's most frequent co-authors are Albert Y. Sun, MD, Tristram D. Bahnson, MD and Adam Shane Barnett, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Koontz to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Death, Sudden, Cardiac and Death, Sudden.

CMS Open Payments shows 345 general payments to Dr. Koontz from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Merit Medical Systems Inc paid the most, $38,556.

Dr. Koontz graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2002.