Kristen E. Jones, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Durham, NC
Kristen E. Jones, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1225260003, issued on Aug 13, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-00791, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen E. Jones
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 2024-00791 NC
55929 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Duke Spine Center 40 Duke Medicine Circle Clinic 1B/1C, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 660-3006
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2024
- Fax
- (919) 385-9353
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240710002113); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 226 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Kristen E. Jones in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-00791Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19,363.06
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Champion Physical Therapy LLC HallsElizabethton, TN
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen E. Jones among 226 neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina
Kristen E. Jones, M.D. is one of 226 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 63% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 63% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 226 neurological surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 226 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Calakos, M.D., PH.DDurham, NC 277101073696217
- Allan Friedman, M.D.Durham, NC 277101881777043
- Henry Friedman, M.D.Durham, NC 277101568525335
- Herbert Fuchs, M.D.Durham, NC 277101871676031
- Michael Haglund, MDDurham, NC 277101568546612
- Emad Hasan, M.DDurham, NC 277101891744389
- Robert IsaacsDurham, NC 277101518041672
- Bradley Kolls, MD, PHDDurham, NC 277101356474274
Common questions
What is Kristen E. Jones, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristen E. Jones, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225260003, issued on Aug 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen E. Jones, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Duke Spine Center 40 Duke Medicine Circle Clinic 1B/1C, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 660-3006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen E. Jones, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-00791, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kristen E. Jones, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen E. Jones, M.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristen E. Jones, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.