Michael Knesek, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Munster, IN
Michael Knesek, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Munster, Indiana, and NPI 1336376367, issued on Jun 17, 2009. Check the license (Indiana 201328430, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Knesek
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 201328430 IN
01075358B IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9445 Calumet Ave, Munster, IN 46321
- Phone
- (219) 836-1060
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 836-1014
- Medicaid ID
- 201328430 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150805006769); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9445 Calumet Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tasha Demoss, CSFASurgical Assistant1225506454
- Brian Evanson, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1073741237
- Eric Lara, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1245944198
- Jessica Law, OTR/L, CLTOccupational Therapist1376144691
- Kyle Meyers, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1285408088
- Omar Perez, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1538398946
Verify Michael Knesek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 201328430Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
449 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 94 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone79 claims
- Gabapentin68 claims
- Meloxicam67 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Amoxicillin24 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: $207.38
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. 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
- Community Care Network IncCrown Point, IN
- Rci (wrs) LLCDemotte, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Knesek among 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana
Michael Knesek, MD is one of 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2009, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 314 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 47% 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 Indiana 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 Indiana
There are 491 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Indiana.
All 491 in Indiana → Every provider in Munster → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paulino Chan, M.D.Munster, IN 463211396741864
- Sunil Dedhia, M.D.Munster, IN 463211932369543
- Louis Gluek, MDMunster, IN 463211659380889
- David Harris, M.D.Munster, IN 463211700060613
- Joseph Hecht, MDMunster, IN 463211528077542
- Jeffrey Meier, D.O.Munster, IN 463211427212091
- Harry Moffitt, DOMunster, IN 463211669419776
- Upendra Patel, M.D.Munster, IN 463211366442261
Common questions
What is Michael Knesek, MD's NPI number?
Michael Knesek, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336376367, issued on Jun 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Knesek, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9445 Calumet Ave, Munster, IN, 46321. Phone: (219) 836-1060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Knesek, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 201328430, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Knesek, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Knesek, MD had 449 Medicare Part D claims for 225 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.