Kevin Karl Kruse, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX
Kevin Karl Kruse, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1508094137, issued on Jun 22, 2009. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin Karl Kruse
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 31718 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8210 Walnut Hill LN, Dallas, TX 75231
- Phone
- (214) 750-8112
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2022
- Fax
- (214) 739-0529
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kevin Karl Kruse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
553 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 243 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt141 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl104 claims
- Tramadol Hcl103 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate35 claims
- Ibuprofen34 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 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: $2,010.11
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shoulder Innovations, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Kevin Karl Kruse among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Kevin Karl Kruse, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2009, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Baker, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311710907423
- Bruce Beavers, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311215914817
- Wayne Burkhead, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311073533774
- Michael Champine, MDDallas, TX 752311669481651
- Richard Curtis, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311730109430
- Michael Katz, MDDallas, TX 752311245204056
- Sumant Krishnan, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311013939487
- Benzel Macmaster, M.D.Dallas, TX 752311558304626
Common questions
What is Kevin Karl Kruse, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kevin Karl Kruse, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508094137, issued on Jun 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin Karl Kruse, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8210 Walnut Hill LN, Dallas, TX, 75231. Phone: (214) 750-8112. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin Karl Kruse, M.D.'s license?
Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kevin Karl Kruse, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin Karl Kruse, M.D. had 553 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kevin Karl Kruse, M.D.'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.