Michael James McKernan, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Sun City West, AZ
Michael James McKernan, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Sun City West, Arizona, and NPI 1356873392, issued on Mar 29, 2017. Check the license (Arizona 68920, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael James McKernan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 68920 AZ
ME154149 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14520 W Granite Valley Dr Ste 210, Sun City West, AZ 85375
- Phone
- (866) 974-2673
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2017
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2025
- Fax
- (866) 939-2673
- Medicaid ID
- 127695 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230717003070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 14520 W Granite Valley Dr Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jamie Ahner, PAPhysician Assistant1497957450
- Kareem Anderson, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1346575420
- Lysa Busalacchi, DNPNurse Practitioner1629757224
- Kristen Connelly, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972354652
- Jason Erickson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1942890843
- David Eschler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1255770863
Verify Michael James McKernan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 68920Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
575 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 209 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl148 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl138 claims
- Meloxicam104 claims
- Tramadol Hcl56 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 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: $927.62
14 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.
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
- Bhsm Rehabilitation LLCPeoria, AZ
- Center For Orthopedic Research And Education LLCSun City West, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael James McKernan among 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona
Michael James McKernan, 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 2017, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 281 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
6 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Sun City West
They are 6 of the 590 NPPES records with a practice address in Sun City West, and 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 462 in Arizona → Every provider in Sun City West → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samuel Ashby, D.O.Sun City West, AZ 853751598150492
- Mark Campbell, MDSun City West, AZ 853751619918745
- Jon Gelsey, M.D.Sun City West, AZ 853751023057411
- Robert Karpman, MDSun City West, AZ 853751407849417
- Katherine Xie, M.D.Sun City West, AZ 853751134654858
- Navkirat Bajwa, M.D.Surprise, AZ 853741568805174
- Lawrence Kelly, MDSurprise, AZ 853781124014758
- Martin Sterusky, MDSurprise, AZ 853781649265315
Common questions
What is Michael James McKernan, MD's NPI number?
Michael James McKernan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356873392, issued on Mar 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael James McKernan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14520 W Granite Valley Dr Ste 210, Sun City West, AZ, 85375. Phone: (866) 974-2673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael James McKernan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 68920, 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 Michael James McKernan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael James McKernan, MD had 575 Medicare Part D claims for 230 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.