NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kirby Dee Hitt, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Temple, TX

Kirby Dee Hitt, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1083674642, issued on Mar 27, 2006. Check the license (Texas H2462, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083674642
Name
Kirby Dee Hitt
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
H2462 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
Phone
(254) 724-2111
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100209000734); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1986
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 2401 S 31St St

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

  1. Qamar Abbas, DOInternal Medicine Physician1063090967
  2. Stephen Abernathy, M.D.Surgery Physician1851389779
  3. Ossama Abou HassanCardiovascular Disease Physician1083252332
  4. Jose Marri Abril, MDSurgery Physician1336620806
  5. Kellie Achord, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841754355
  6. Alisa Acosta, MD, MPHPediatric Nephrology Physician1053553214

Verify Kirby Dee Hitt in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

1,184 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 820 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kirby Hitt1,184
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl541 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl196 claims
  3. Mupirocin145 claims
  4. Meloxicam79 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen76 claims
  6. Ondansetron Hcl23 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: $1,523,880.43

213 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.

  1. Kirby Hitt$1,523,880
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX
  2. The West Texas Rehabilitation CenterAbilene, TX

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

Kirby Dee Hitt among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Kirby Dee Hitt, 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rashmi Agarwal, M.D.Temple, TX 765081669811485
  2. Bryce Allen, MDTemple, TX 765081518182831
  3. Clint Barnett, MDTemple, TX 765081164453916
  4. Aileen Danko, MDTemple, TX 765081326003443
  5. Jonathan Hughes, M.D.Temple, TX 765081568872745
  6. Jeffrey Knabe, M.D.Temple, TX 765081750674446
  7. Derek Lichota, MDTemple, TX 765081144280702
  8. Donavan Murphy, M.D.Temple, TX 765081457672016

Common questions

What is Kirby Dee Hitt, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kirby Dee Hitt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083674642, issued on Mar 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kirby Dee Hitt, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kirby Dee Hitt, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number H2462, as entered by the provider. 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 Kirby Dee Hitt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kirby Dee Hitt, M.D. had 1,184 Medicare Part D claims for 356 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.