Stephen Knecht, MD
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · Flagstaff, AZ
Stephen Knecht, MD is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician with a practice address in Flagstaff, Arizona, and NPI 1720050156, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 32496, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Knecht
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician 207XX0004X
- License numbers
- 32496 AZ
C161422 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1485 N Turquoise Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
- Phone
- (928) 774-7757
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2025
- Fax
- (928) 226-3071
- Medicaid ID
- 855322 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040507001340); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1485 N Turquoise Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Abeshaus, MDSpecialist1326019746
- Timothy Bonatus, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1023089646
- Michelle Boyer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1770519183
- Charles Casey, PTPhysical Therapist1457462616
- Christin Clendaniel, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1699882266
- Todd Crone, PTPhysical Therapist1699886655
Verify Stephen Knecht in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 32496Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 648 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin11 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: $27.79
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 643 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,314.63 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
- Northern Inyo Healthcare DistrictBishop, CA
- Southern Mono Health Care DistrictMammoth Lakes, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 19 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Arizona.
Other orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Arizona
- Eric Anctil, MDTucson, AZ1528166212
- Braden Boyer, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1477916492
- Domingo Cheleuitte, MDTucson, AZ1598797318
- Richard Claridge, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1174508667
- Christopher Diefenbach, MDFlagstaff, AZ1437440070
- George Gendy, MDPhoenix, AZ1821275231
- David Jaffe, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1609195957
- Robert Kaye, M.D.Yuma, AZ1558365940
- Jason Lake, MDGilbert, AZ1205051430
- Geoffrey Landis, DOTucson, AZ1982645719
Common questions
What is Stephen Knecht, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Knecht, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720050156, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Knecht, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1485 N Turquoise Dr, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001. Phone: (928) 774-7757. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Knecht, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 32496, 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 Stephen Knecht, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Knecht, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician prescribers was 225. 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.