Kipp Cryar, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lake Charles, LA
Kipp Cryar, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and NPI 1982023727, issued on Apr 9, 2014. Check the license (Louisiana 322468, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kipp Cryar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 322468 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4345 Nelson RD, Lake Charles, LA 70605
- Phone
- (337) 480-7942
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2022
- Fax
- (337) 480-7964
- Medicaid ID
- 2529129 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200706001493); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4345 Nelson RD
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Verify Kipp Cryar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 322468Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
177 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Ondansetron Odt27 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Meloxicam14 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 63.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $836.33
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lake Charles Medical Services Orthopedics Associates LLCLake Charles, LA
- Physical Therapy Services OF West Louisiana IncLeesville, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kipp Cryar among 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana
Kipp Cryar, MD is one of 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 88% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana
There are 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 336 in Louisiana → Every provider in Lake Charles → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bernauer, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051235211095
- David Drez, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051912957044
- Stephen Flood, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051427130186
- Jonathan Foret, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051538365994
- Michael Garitty, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051962815332
- Steven Hale, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051205059763
- Michael Hinton, M.D.Lake Charles, LA 706051265484539
- James Jackson, D.O.Lake Charles, LA 706051356720122
Common questions
What is Kipp Cryar, MD's NPI number?
Kipp Cryar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982023727, issued on Apr 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kipp Cryar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4345 Nelson RD, Lake Charles, LA, 70605. Phone: (337) 480-7942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kipp Cryar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 322468, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kipp Cryar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kipp Cryar, MD had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kipp Cryar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.