Joseph Knipe, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Fort Defiance, AZ
Joseph Knipe, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Defiance, Arizona, and NPI 1487236592, issued on Apr 27, 2021. Check the license on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Knipe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 71843 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Corner OF Route N12 And N7, Fort Defiance, AZ 86504
- Phone
- (928) 729-8000
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2021
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241125003118); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Florida State University College Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Knipe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $73.49
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 one group practice
- The Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board, IncorporationFort Defiance, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Knipe among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona
Joseph Knipe, MD is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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 84% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Defiance
They are 23 of the 590 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Defiance, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Knipe, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Knipe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487236592, issued on Apr 27, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Knipe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Corner OF Route N12 And N7, Fort Defiance, AZ, 86504. Phone: (928) 729-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Knipe, MD's license?
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.
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.