Benji Kurt Kitagawa, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Greeley, CO
Benji Kurt Kitagawa, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Greeley, Colorado, and NPI 1770685265, issued on Sep 4, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 30531, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benji Kurt Kitagawa
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 30531 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 16TH St, Greeley, CO 80631
- Phone
- (970) 350-6244
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050223000479); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1801 16TH St
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Verify Benji Kurt Kitagawa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 30531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin19 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lutheran Hospital Association OF The San Luis ValleyLa Jara, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benji Kurt Kitagawa among 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado
Benji Kurt Kitagawa, DO is one of 1,434 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2011 among the 810 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Colorado
There are 1,434 emergency medicine physician records in Colorado.
All 1,434 in Colorado → Every provider in Greeley → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jenna Gantner, D.O.Greeley, CO 806311699064873
- Cynthia Gitler, D.O.Greenley, CO 806311114246006
- Adam O'Mara, D.O.Greeley, CO 806311609161512
- Joshua Poles, D.O.Greeley, CO 806311497041867
- Kristen PurcellGreeley, CO 806311730839507
- Frank Purdie, MDGreeley, CO 806311710910120
- James Sledd, MDGreeley, CO 806311255891636
- Brad Stevinson, MDGreeley, CO 806311992978894
Common questions
What is Benji Kurt Kitagawa, DO's NPI number?
Benji Kurt Kitagawa, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770685265, issued on Sep 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benji Kurt Kitagawa, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 16TH St, Greeley, CO, 80631. Phone: (970) 350-6244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benji Kurt Kitagawa, DO's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 30531, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benji Kurt Kitagawa, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benji Kurt Kitagawa, DO had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benji Kurt Kitagawa, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.