Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Craig Kuhns, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Austin, TX

Craig Kuhns, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1922038108, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (Texas P6668, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1922038108
Name
Craig Kuhns
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
P6668 TX
2005006164 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3000 N Interstate 35 Ste 708, Austin, TX 78705
Phone
(512) 347-7463
Enumerated
Jul 4, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3000 N Interstate 35 Ste 708

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Richard Wupperman, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1760539647

Verify Craig Kuhns in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

134 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 117 claims were for opioids.

  1. Craig Kuhns134
  2. Specialty average344

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl18 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $533,745.89

59 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Craig Kuhns$533,745.89
  2. Specialty average$21,294.10

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. St. David's Ortho Neuro And Rehab PLLCAustin, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,684 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

  1. Adham Abdelfattah, MDSan Antonio, TX1073833026
  2. Abraham Abdo, M.D.Mesquite, TX1619083326
  3. Sharif Abdus-Salaam, MDEl Paso, TX1134386592
  4. Ermias Abebe, M.D.Texarkana, TX1548558273
  5. Ricardo Abreu IrizarryHouston, TX1558814277
  6. Eildar Abyar, M.D.San Antonio, TX1750769170
  7. Robert Achilike, M.DDecatur, TX1003348871
  8. Oliver Achleitner, MDBrownsville, TX1144242710
  9. John Ackley, D.O.Waco, TX1811261985
  10. Joshua Acree, D.O.Rockwall, TX1730475542

Common questions

What is Craig Kuhns, MD's NPI number?

Craig Kuhns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922038108, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig Kuhns, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 N Interstate 35 Ste 708, Austin, TX, 78705. Phone: (512) 347-7463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig Kuhns, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P6668, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Craig Kuhns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Craig Kuhns, MD had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Craig Kuhns, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.