Dr. Saul Nurko, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 681
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 420
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,880
- Publications
- 3
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195
- Practice phone
- Call (216) 952-9829
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Saul Nurko is a nephrologist in Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Nurko practices at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Dr. Nurko's NPI, 1538259627, was assigned on October 13, 2006. Dr. Nurko holds Ohio license 35067439N.
- NPI
- 1538259627NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7315944998
- NPI enumeration date
- October 13, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (216) 952-9829
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 65
- Medical school graduation
- 1987
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Saul Nurko practices at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Nurko's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, at 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195 in Cuyahoga County. The practice phone is (216) 952-9829.
- Cleveland Clinic Main Campus9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195 · Cuyahoga CountyPhone(216) 952-9829
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Saul Nurko is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Nurko's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Nurko is also affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Akron General. The medical group on file is Cleveland Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nurko to 3 more hospitals and 2 clinical labs, each named with a free account. Dr. Nurko's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Saul Nurko's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nurko practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Main Campus | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Saul Nurko is one of 407 nephrologists in Ohio
Nephrology is Dr. Nurko's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Nurko is licensed in Ohio.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, OhioPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Nurko
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Saul Nurko billed Medicare for 681 services in 2024
CMS data shows 681 Medicare services from Dr. Nurko across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 420 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,571 for them.
Dr. Nurko's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6202024: 5915%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 72
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 692024: 1874%
Where Dr. Nurko's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office18727%
- In a facility49473%
Dr. Nurko compared with the Ohio median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Nurko
- Ohio median
- Medicare services
- 681vs 79014% below
- Medicare patients
- 420vs 30737% above
- Part D claims
- 1,714vs 7672.2 times
Medians across 400 nephrologists in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Nurko'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. Saul Nurko treated 420 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 420 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nurko in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 203 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.63, 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. Nurko's median patient age at 62, with 43% women.
Dr. Nurko's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Nurko's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18143%
- Men23957%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nurko's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes55%
- Arthritis45%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Heart failure33%
- Mood disorders30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Nurko's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women43%
- Men55%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Saul Nurko wrote 1,880 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nurko wrote 1,880 Medicare Part D claims for 345 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,714 of them, across 35 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $80,849 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,803 claims across 32 drugs.
Dr. Nurko's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,826 claims97%
- Brand-name and other54 claims3%
Dr. Nurko's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Nurko's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics17%324 of 1,880 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,8032024: 1,7145%
Drugs named by CMS: 35 in 2024, 32 in 2023.
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. Saul Nurko offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Nurko accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Nurko as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Saul Nurko has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Nurko, published from 2010 to 2022. The most frequent topics are Graft Rejection, Graft Survival and Kidney Transplantation. Dr. Nurko's most frequent co-authors are Emilio D. Poggio, MD, Richard A. Fatica, MD and Adnan Ali S Alsadah, MD.
Dr. Nurko's papers by year, 2010 to 2022
Topics Dr. Nurko writes about most
- Graft Rejection
- Graft Survival
- Kidney Transplantation
Dr. Nurko's most frequent co-authors
- Emilio D. Poggio, MD3 shared papers
- Richard A. Fatica, MD2 shared papers
- Adnan Ali S Alsadah, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Nurko
Am J Transplant
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Saul Nurko received $81 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Nurko from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $28.
General payments to Dr. Nurko by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Nurko by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Food and beverage$4859%
- Education$3341%
Companies that paid Dr. Nurko the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Saul Nurko'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) |
| 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) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Saul Nurko's NPI number?
Dr. Saul Nurko's NPI number is 1538259627. It was assigned on October 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Saul Nurko?
Dr. Saul Nurko is a nephrologist in Cleveland, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Saul Nurko practice?
Dr. Nurko practices at 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195. Dr. Nurko's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nurko to 3 hospitals and 2 clinical labs.
What is Dr. Saul Nurko's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nurko is (216) 952-9829.
What is Dr. Saul Nurko's medical license number?
Dr. Nurko holds Ohio license 35067439N.
Which hospitals is Dr. Saul Nurko affiliated with?
Dr. Nurko practices at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Nurko is also affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Akron General. Dmand AI links Dr. Nurko to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Saul Nurko part of?
Dr. Nurko is linked to Cleveland Clinic.
Does Dr. Saul Nurko accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nurko billed Medicare for 681 services in 2024, and Dr. Nurko accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Saul Nurko offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Nurko as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Saul Nurko see?
CMS counts 420 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nurko in 2024, with an average age of 69.
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What services does Dr. Saul Nurko bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nurko's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99233) and office visit, established patient (99215).
What drugs does Dr. Saul Nurko prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nurko's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim, Prednisone and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. Saul Nurko received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $81 in general payments to Dr. Nurko from 4 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.
How long has Dr. Saul Nurko been practicing?
Dr. Nurko graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.
Does Dr. Saul Nurko do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Nurko, published from 2010 to 2022.
Who does Dr. Saul Nurko publish with?
Dr. Nurko's most frequent co-authors are Emilio D. Poggio, MD (3 shared papers), Richard A. Fatica, MD (2 shared papers) and Adnan Ali S Alsadah, MD (1 shared paper).
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