Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis, MD
Surgery Physician · Tucson, AZ
Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1093398893, issued on Apr 30, 2021. Check the license (Arizona R78620, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- R78620 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 N Campbell Ave RM 4334, Tucson, AZ 85724
- Phone
- (520) 626-7747
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 626-2247
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1501 N Campbell Ave RM 4334
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license R78620Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $250.07
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. 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.
Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona
Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis, MD is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 45% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roxanne Aquilizan, MDTucson, AZ 857241922386481
- Marlon Guerrero, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241487822516
- Monica Gustafson, MDTucson, AZ 857241538350707
- Adriana Holman, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241174855746
- Laura Karasek, MDTucson, AZ 857241912324377
- Amit Kaul, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857241952698029
- Lusine Mesropyan, DOTucson, AZ 857241225396351
- Ernesto Molmenti, MD, PHDTucson, AZ 857241609962489
Common questions
What is Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis, MD's NPI number?
Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093398893, issued on Apr 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 N Campbell Ave RM 4334, Tucson, AZ, 85724. Phone: (520) 626-7747. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number R78620, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erika Krall Kness-Knezinskis, MD had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.