NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James R. Kuhn, DPM

Foot Surgery Podiatrist · Blue Springs, MO

James R. Kuhn, DPM is a foot surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Blue Springs, Missouri, and NPI 1790746030, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 000598, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790746030
Name
James R. Kuhn
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Foot Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0131X
License numbers
000598 MO
12-00233 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1956 NW Copper Oaks Cir, Blue Springs, MO 64015
Phone
(816) 228-6995
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2006
Record last updated
May 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(816) 228-8672
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100520000280); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Podiatric Medicine, 1988
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 1956 NW Copper Oaks Cir

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

  1. Heidi Hagen, DPMFoot Surgery Podiatrist1538120282

Verify James R. Kuhn in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
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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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average foot surgery podiatrist in 2024

960 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries, against an average of 358 among the 1,032 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Kuhn960
  2. Specialty average358

Most prescribed

  1. Ciclopirox204 claims
  2. Ammonium Lactate104 claims
  3. Cephalexin82 claims
  4. Silver Sulfadiazine75 claims
  5. Mupirocin64 claims
  6. Terbinafine Hcl57 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: $143.27

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. The 731 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,811.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Kuhn$143.27
  2. Specialty average$1,811.30

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Foot Specialists OF Kansas City PAOlathe, KS

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

James R. Kuhn among 27 foot surgery podiatrist records in Missouri

James R. Kuhn, DPM is one of 27 foot surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 1996 among the 16 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0131X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers in Missouri

There are 27 foot surgery podiatrist records in Missouri.

The 8 foot surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Heidi Hagen, DPMBlue Springs, MO 640151538120282
  2. Robert Bondi, DPMLees Summit, MO 640861518928464
  3. Laurel Bondi, DPMLees Summit, MO 640861932296555
  4. Joel Foster, DPMLees Summit, MO 640861487625364
  5. John Riley, DPMKansas City, MO 641121932170610
  6. Thomas Hewitt, D.P.M.Gladstone, MO 641181508980657
  7. Akilis Theoharidis, D.P.MGladstone, MO 641181912933474
  8. Stephen Palmer, D.P.M.Kansas City, MO 641391932174224

Common questions

What is James R. Kuhn, DPM's NPI number?

James R. Kuhn, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790746030, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James R. Kuhn, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1956 NW Copper Oaks Cir, Blue Springs, MO, 64015. Phone: (816) 228-6995. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James R. Kuhn, DPM's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 000598, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James R. Kuhn, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James R. Kuhn, DPM had 960 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries; the average among foot surgery podiatrist prescribers was 358. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is James R. Kuhn, DPM'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.