NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Kirby, TAXONOMY

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Tamaqua, PA

David Kirby, TAXONOMY is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1578987996, issued on Feb 5, 2014. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD484754, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578987996
Name
David Kirby
Credential
TAXONOMY
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
MD484754 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
120 Pine St, Tamaqua, PA 18252
Phone
(212) 263-5506
Enumerated
Feb 5, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 5, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240911002497); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 120 Pine St

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

  1. Ahmed AlmolqiNurse Practitioner1093513004
  2. Gregory Bentzinger, D.P.MFoot Surgery Podiatrist1073602041
  3. Maria Braskie, PACPhysician Assistant1396731147
  4. Grady Egan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841001757
  5. Cassie Fritzinger, CRNPNurse Practitioner1972229201
  6. Elizabeth Lindvig, DPMPodiatrist1013525740

Verify David Kirby in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

17 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. David Kirby17
  2. Specialty average186

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,546.42

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Kirby$1,546.42
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Gslpg, IncOrwigsburg, PA
  2. St Lukes Physician Group IncQuakertown, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David Kirby among 118 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

David Kirby, TAXONOMY is one of 118 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 76% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 100 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 orthopaedic hand surgery physician record lists a practice address in Tamaqua

They are 1 of the 107 NPPES records with a practice address in Tamaqua, and 118 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Matthew GonzalezEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011891229308
  2. David Nenna, M.D.Hazle Township, PA 182021306945456
  3. Jed Walsh, DOStroudsburg, PA 183601760010425
  4. Richard Battista, M.D.Allentown, PA 181041467444794
  5. Thomas Graham, M.D.Allentown, PA 181041295799666
  6. Patrick McDaid, MDAllentown, PA 181041366434052
  7. Ashkon Razavi, MDAllentown, PA 181041982863007
  8. Jay Talsania, MDAllentown, PA 181041376535245

Common questions

What is David Kirby, TAXONOMY's NPI number?

David Kirby, TAXONOMY's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578987996, issued on Feb 5, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Kirby, TAXONOMY located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Pine St, Tamaqua, PA, 18252. Phone: (212) 263-5506. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Kirby, TAXONOMY's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD484754, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David Kirby, TAXONOMY prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Kirby, TAXONOMY had 17 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.