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Dr. Jonathan Vacek, MD

General Surgery (Surgical Critical Care Physician)

At a glance

Years since graduation
6
In the NPI registry since
2015

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgical Critical Care Physician primary
    KY license 55292
  • Pediatric Surgery Physician
    IN license 01097417A

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: General Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 2 companies reported 16 payments worth $3,828 in total to this clinician.

By type
Travel and Lodging$2,405
Education$1,000
Food and Beverage$424

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Jan 30, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Jan 30, 2025
Education
DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind
$1,000
Feb 20, 2025Atricure, Inc.
Feb 20, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to PHEONIX, AZ · in-kind
$651
Dec 15, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Dec 15, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to NEWARK, NJ · in-kind
$612
Feb 3, 2025Atricure, Inc.
Feb 3, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind
$369
Feb 3, 2025Atricure, Inc.
Feb 3, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind
$337
Feb 21, 2025Atricure, Inc.
Feb 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AtriCure cryoICE Cryoablation System (CRYO2) · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to PHOENIX, AZ · in-kind
$226
Dec 31, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Dec 31, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PRINCETON, NJ · in-kind
$159
Dec 15, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Dec 15, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to NEWARK, NJ · in-kind
$32.24
Dec 15, 2025Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Dec 15, 2025
Travel and Lodging
Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to NEWARK, NJ · in-kind
$19.00

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Kentucky →

Other General Surgery clinicians in Louisville

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated September 4, 2025), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1962897538. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.