Dr. John A. Goss, MD

  • Houston, TX
  • Transplant surgery physician
NPI1225118573PAC ID7810184652
Medicare services, 2024
548
Medicare patients, 2024
74
Part D claims, 2024
3,396
Publications
261
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
6720 Bertner Ave, STE Mc1-266, Houston, TX 77030
Practice phone
Call (832) 355-1000
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Primary practice

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Hospital · Houston, Texas

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Dr. John A. Goss is a transplant surgery physician in Houston, Texas

Dr. Goss practices at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, Texas, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Goss' NPI, 1225118573, was assigned on October 17, 2006. Dr. Goss graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine - Omaha in 1988. Dr. Goss' Texas license number on file is K5969.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7810184652
NPI enumeration date
October 17, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(832) 355-1000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
64
Medical school graduation
1988

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

Dr. John A. Goss practices at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, Texas

Dr. Goss' primary practice is Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, at 6720 Bertner Ave, STE Mc1-266, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (832) 355-1000.

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Dr. John A. Goss is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Goss' primary practice is Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, Texas, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Goss is also affiliated with St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital. The medical group on file is Baylor Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Goss to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John A. Goss' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Goss practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Baylor St. Luke's Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. John A. Goss is one of 76 transplant surgery physicians in Texas

Transplant surgery is Dr. Goss' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 204F00000X. Dr. Goss is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Goss' licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Transplant surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense K5969 · 1998 to 2025 · taxonomy 204F00000X
  • California license1995 to 2019

Transplant surgery physicians near Dr. Goss

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Dr. John A. Goss billed Medicare for 548 services in 2024

CMS data shows 548 Medicare services from Dr. Goss across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 74 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,748 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024548
Medicare patients74
Paid by Medicare$29,748
Procedure codes5

Dr. Goss' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5862024: 5486%

Dr. Goss compared with the Texas median for transplant surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Goss
  • Texas median
Medicare services
548vs 975.6 times
Medicare patients
74vs 4661% above
Part D claims
3,124vs 4176.2 times

Medians across 71 transplant surgery physicians in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Goss' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. John A. Goss treated 74 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 59

CMS counts 74 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Goss in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 39 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 6.60, 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. Goss' median patient age at 61, with 43% women.

Medicare patients, 202474
Average age59
Average risk score6.60
Also on Medicaid15%

Dr. Goss' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Goss' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3750%
  • Men3750%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Goss' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol68%
  4. Diabetes59%
  5. Ischemic heart disease51%
  6. Heart failure43%
  7. Arthritis34%
  8. Mood disorders28%

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

Dr. Goss' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women43%
  • Men56%

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

Dr. John A. Goss wrote 3,396 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Goss wrote 3,396 Medicare Part D claims for 394 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,124 of them, across 32 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $535,189 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,966 claims across 31 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,396
Drugs named by CMS32
Total drug cost$535,189
Part D patients394

Dr. Goss' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic3,045 claims90%
  • Brand-name311 claims9%
  • Other40 claims1%

Dr. Goss' 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. Goss' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%20 of 3,396 claims
  • Antibiotics4%128 of 3,396 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: 2,9662024: 3,1245%

Drugs named by CMS: 32 in 2024, 31 in 2023.

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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

How Dr. John A. Goss takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. John A. Goss has 261 publications on record

Dmand AI links 261 papers to Dr. Goss, published from 2005 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 19. The most frequent topics are Liver Transplantation, Graft Survival and Tissue Donors. Dr. Goss has published most often in Transplantation. Dr. Goss' most frequent co-authors are Abbas A. Rana, MD, Christine A. O'Mahony, MD and Ronald Timothy Cotton, MD.

Papers261
Years published2005 to 2025

Dr. Goss' papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Goss writes about most

  • Liver Transplantation
  • Graft Survival
  • Tissue Donors
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Tissue and Organ Procurement
  • Islets of Langerhans Transplantation
  • Liver Neoplasms
  • Postoperative Complications

Dr. Goss' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Goss

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Dr. John A. Goss received $3,513 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Goss from 4 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 96% of the total. TransMedics, Inc. paid the most, $3,375.

General payments to Dr. Goss by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Goss by kind, 2017 to 2025

$3.5Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$3,37596%
  • Food and beverage$1384%

Companies that paid Dr. Goss the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. John A. Goss has 3 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Goss, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Goss

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • ACS Fellow
    • Super Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John A. Goss graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine - Omaha

Dr. Goss graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine - Omaha in 1988. Dr. Goss is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolCreighton University School of Medicine - Omaha
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery

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Dr. John A. Goss accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Goss is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Goss accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare8
  4. POS6
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. John A. Goss'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)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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. John A. Goss' NPI number?

Dr. John A. Goss' NPI number is 1225118573. It was assigned on October 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. John A. Goss?

Dr. John A. Goss is a transplant surgery physician in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Transplant Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 204F00000X).

Where does Dr. John A. Goss practice?

Dr. Goss practices at 6720 Bertner Ave, STE Mc1-266, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Goss' primary practice is Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, Texas, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Goss to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. John A. Goss' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Goss is (832) 355-1000.

What is Dr. John A. Goss' medical license number?

Dr. Goss' Texas license number on file is K5969, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. John A. Goss been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Goss in Texas (1998 to 2025) and California (1995 to 2019).

Which hospitals is Dr. John A. Goss affiliated with?

Dr. Goss practices at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Goss is also affiliated with St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Goss to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. John A. Goss part of?

Dr. Goss is linked to Baylor Medicine.

Does Dr. John A. Goss accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Goss billed Medicare for 548 services in 2024, and Dr. Goss accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. John A. Goss see?

CMS counts 74 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Goss in 2024, with an average age of 59.

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Is Dr. John A. Goss board certified?

Yes. Dr. Goss is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. John A. Goss bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Goss' most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99231), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99233).

Where did Dr. John A. Goss go to medical school?

Dr. Goss graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine - Omaha in 1988.

What drugs does Dr. John A. Goss prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Goss' most prescribed drugs by claims were Tacrolimus, Ursodiol and Prednisone.

Has Dr. John A. Goss received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,513 in general payments to Dr. Goss from 4 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from TransMedics, Inc.

How long has Dr. John A. Goss been practicing?

Dr. Goss graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.

Does Dr. John A. Goss do research?

Dmand AI links 261 publications to Dr. Goss, published from 2005 to 2025.

Who does Dr. John A. Goss publish with?

Dr. Goss' most frequent co-authors are Abbas A. Rana, MD (69 shared papers), Christine A. O'Mahony, MD (54 shared papers) and Ronald Timothy Cotton, MD (51 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. John A. Goss accept?

Dr. Goss is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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