Dustin Kruse, D.P.M.
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Wheat Ridge, CO
Dustin Kruse, D.P.M. is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and NPI 1548433469, issued on Apr 11, 2008. Check the license (Colorado 696, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dustin Kruse
- Credential
- D.P.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- 696 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7615 W 38TH Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Phone
- (303) 423-2520
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 423-2536
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110720000513); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kent State University College Of Podiatric Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7615 W 38TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dustin Kruse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 696Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin16 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $33,930.20
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Vaporox, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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 2 group practices
- Select Physical Therapy OF West Denver Limited PartnershipGolden, CO
- Wheat Ridge Foot And Ankle Center PCWheat Ridge, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Colorado
There are 170 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Colorado.
Other foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Colorado
- Leann Alland, DPMDenver, CO1144956913
- James Anderson, DPMFort Collins, CO1275577389
- Robert Anderson, D.P.M.Aurora, CO1619972437
- Nyanika Arora, DPMDenver, CO1104761519
- Avinash Arul, DPMGreeley, CO1356279574
- Stacy Atherton, DPMLongmont, CO1891957023
- Steven Atkins, D.P.M.Englewood, CO1518995877
- Caleb Baker, D.P.M.Longmont, CO1609190032
- Jordan Bean, DPMFort Carson, CO1881180719
- Edward Behen, DPMGrand Junction, CO1457336737
Common questions
What is Dustin Kruse, D.P.M.'s NPI number?
Dustin Kruse, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548433469, issued on Apr 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dustin Kruse, D.P.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7615 W 38TH Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033. Phone: (303) 423-2520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dustin Kruse, D.P.M.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 696, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dustin Kruse, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dustin Kruse, D.P.M. had 78 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dustin Kruse, D.P.M.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.