Kirk Puttlitz, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Kirk Puttlitz, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1205807971, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 26875, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kirk Puttlitz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License numbers
- 26875 AZ
29875 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18444 N 25TH Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85023
- Phone
- (623) 537-5600
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2025
- Fax
- (866) 939-2673
- Medicaid ID
- 634271 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040719001524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kirk Puttlitz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 26875Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
4,393 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 2,603 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl1,369 claims
- Gabapentin829 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen405 claims
- Tramadol Hcl232 claims
- Pregabalin219 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen207 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): 85.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Center For Orthopedic Research And Education LLCSun City, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kirk Puttlitz among 68 interventional pain medicine physician records in Arizona
Kirk Puttlitz, MD is one of 68 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 91% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 56 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Arizona
There are 68 interventional pain medicine physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abram Burgher, MDPhoenix, AZ 850231942274105
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- Todd Turley, MDPhoenix, AZ 850231437123775
- Brandon Ochs, NURSE PRACTITIONERPhoenix, AZ 850211679309298
- Steven Siwek, MDPhoenix, AZ 850271932204435
- Adam Siwek, DOPhoenix, AZ 850271770074007
- Oluwatosin Ayotunde, MDPhoenix, AZ 850181730718214
- John Badalamenti, M.DPhoenix, AZ 850181629161690
Common questions
What is Kirk Puttlitz, MD's NPI number?
Kirk Puttlitz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205807971, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kirk Puttlitz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18444 N 25TH Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85023. Phone: (623) 537-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kirk Puttlitz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 26875, 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 Puttlitz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kirk Puttlitz, MD had 4,393 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kirk Puttlitz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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.