Dr. Jacobo Nurko, MD

Dr. Nurko practices at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital in Baytown, Texas, part of Houston Methodist.

Dr. Nurko's NPI, 1629262621, was assigned on September 2, 2007. Dr. Nurko graduated from Universidad Anahuac School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Nurko's Texas license number on file is N6541.

Dr. Nurko's primary practice is Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, at 4401 Garth Road, Baytown, TX 77521 in Harris County. The practice phone is (281) 420-8600.

Dr. Nurko's primary practice is Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital in Baytown, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dr. Nurko is also affiliated with SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital. The medical group on file is Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nurko to 2 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nurko practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular surgery is Dr. Nurko's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Nurko is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Nurko's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Missouri, Indiana and Arkansas.

Dmand AI lists blood vessel access for dialysis, carotid revascularization, chronic skin ulcer, heart device and aorta surgery, leg revascularization, peripheral vascular disease, varicose veins and varicose vein treatment among the conditions Dr. Nurko treats.

CMS data shows 876 Medicare services from Dr. Nurko across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 410 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $112,374 for them.

CMS counts 410 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nurko in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 174 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.03, 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 72, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nurko wrote 283 Medicare Part D claims for 140 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 238 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,544 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 223 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. Nurko accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Nurko as offering telehealth. CMS counts 29 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Nurko, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Nurko. The most frequent topics are Masoprocol. Dr. Nurko has published most often in Med Sci Monit. Dr. Nurko's most frequent co-authors are Peter H. Lin, MD, Sarah Miller Weakley, MD and Panagiotis Kougias, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 385 general payments to Dr. Nurko from 70 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Inari Medical, Inc. paid the most, $3,833.

Dr. Nurko graduated from Universidad Anahuac School of Medicine in 2002.

Dr. Nurko is in network with 20 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.