NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dirk L. Slade, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · St George, UT

Dirk L. Slade, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in St George, Utah, and NPI 1164564860, issued on Feb 12, 2007. Check the license (Utah 2869891205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; 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
1164564860
Name
Dirk L. Slade
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
2869891205 UT
D0064980 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
652 S Medical Center Dr, St George, UT 84790
Phone
(435) 251-2650
Enumerated
Feb 12, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(435) 251-2668
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121003000863); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2000
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 652 S Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Darin Allred, D.OOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1538377585
  2. Kashae Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1588119622
  3. Alexa Atkin, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1013562875
  4. Sidena Bitton, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1164828661
  5. Benjamin Buchanan, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1700299310
  6. Cody Carpenter, OTR/LPediatric Occupational Therapist1770171704

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing 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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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

455 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 220 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dirk Slade455
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen117 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl94 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl93 claims
  4. Celecoxib26 claims
  5. Meloxicam21 claims
  6. Ondansetron Odt17 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ihc Health Services IncSt George, UT

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

Dirk L. Slade among 28 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Utah

Dirk L. Slade, M.D. is one of 28 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Utah. 82% 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 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2009 among the 21 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 54% 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 Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Utah

There are 28 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Utah.

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

  1. Zachary Jager, MDSt George, UT 847901013150374
  2. Scott Evans, MDProvo, UT 846041033435045
  3. Matthew Frazier, DOProvo, UT 846041598977944
  4. Brad Hyatt, MDProvo, UT 846041831497684
  5. Curtis Johnson, MDProvo, UT 846041205939089
  6. Toby Johnson, MDProvo, UT 846041144203258
  7. Travis Peterson, DOProvo, UT 846041033326020
  8. Brett Richards, MDOgden, UT 844031356470033

Common questions

What is Dirk L. Slade, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dirk L. Slade, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164564860, issued on Feb 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dirk L. Slade, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 652 S Medical Center Dr, St George, UT, 84790. Phone: (435) 251-2650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dirk L. Slade, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 2869891205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dirk L. Slade, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dirk L. Slade, M.D. had 455 Medicare Part D claims for 237 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.