NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kirk James Hippensteel, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Kirk James Hippensteel, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1609133719, issued on Apr 13, 2012. Check the license (Arizona 71213, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona 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
1609133719
Name
Kirk James Hippensteel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
71213 AZ
147698 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2902 W Agua Fria Fwy Ste 1090, Phoenix, AZ 85027
Phone
(623) 848-4711
Enumerated
Apr 13, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 6, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240213001374); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2012
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 2902 W Agua Fria Fwy Ste 1090

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

  1. Patricia Barrack, MPTPhysical Therapist1285735514
  2. Kaitlyn Barth, PA-CPhysician Assistant1013866862
  3. Sara Briggs, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518116656
  4. Daniel BurkhartPhysician Assistant1811515208
  5. Adam Cook, DPTPhysical Therapist1750931671
  6. Kimberly Donaldson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1275937765

Verify Kirk James Hippensteel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona 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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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

128 Medicare Part D claims for 76 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. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kirk Hippensteel128
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam67 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl21 claims
  3. Celecoxib13 claims
  4. Ondansetron Hcl11 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: $3,620.14

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; 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. Kirk Hippensteel$3,620
  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 one group practice

  1. Orthopedic Specialists OF North America PLLCPhoenix, AZ

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

Kirk James Hippensteel among 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona

Kirk James Hippensteel, MD is one of 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 281 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 207X00000X and a Arizona 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 Arizona

There are 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Kassman, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850271114997343
  2. Paul Lanier, DOPhoenix, AZ 850271982969846
  3. Stacey McClure, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850271700814639
  4. Sean Brimacombe, MDPhoenix, AZ 850281427105048
  5. Judd Cummings, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850281043437965
  6. John Mahon, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850281134115975
  7. Ryan Miller, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850281548421258
  8. Frank Moussa, MDPhoenix, AZ 850281548340839

Common questions

What is Kirk James Hippensteel, MD's NPI number?

Kirk James Hippensteel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609133719, issued on Apr 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kirk James Hippensteel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2902 W Agua Fria Fwy Ste 1090, Phoenix, AZ, 85027. Phone: (623) 848-4711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kirk James Hippensteel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 71213, as entered by the provider. 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.

How much does Kirk James Hippensteel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kirk James Hippensteel, MD had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 76 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.