Craig M. Kline, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Saint Joseph, MI
Craig M. Kline, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Saint Joseph, Michigan, and NPI 1679774517, issued on May 29, 2007. Check the license (Michigan 4301088154, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig M. Kline
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 4301088154 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1234 Napier Ave, Saint Joseph, MI 49085
- Phone
- (269) 429-0900
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110810000609); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig M. Kline in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301088154Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl69 claims
- Ibuprofen60 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf45 claims
- Metronidazole11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $43.68
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lakeland Hospitals AT Niles And St Joseph IncSaint Joseph, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig M. Kline among 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan
Craig M. Kline, M.D. is one of 1,376 surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 721 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 surgery physician records list a practice address in Saint Joseph
They are 16 of the 1,038 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Joseph, and 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Craig M. Kline, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig M. Kline, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679774517, issued on May 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig M. Kline, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1234 Napier Ave, Saint Joseph, MI, 49085. Phone: (269) 429-0900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig M. Kline, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301088154, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig M. Kline, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig M. Kline, M.D. had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig M. Kline, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.