NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Kansas

226 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Kansas, 7.7 per 100,000 residents, the 29th highest rate of 51. Wichita and Kansas City have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Kansas license search. Page 5 of 5.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Wichita has the most, 51

  1. Wichita51
  2. Kansas City30
  3. Overland Park22
  4. Topeka21
  5. Leawood14

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Kansas

  1. Isaac Talbert, MDWichita, KS 672141003319880
  2. John Tanksley, MDHutchinson, KS 675021649214628
  3. Kimberly Templeton, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601518076652
  4. Kenneth Teter, MDTopeka, KS 666151952386385
  5. David Thurston, MDTopeka, KS 666061871933507
  6. Nicholas Ting, MDLeawood, KS 662111659698561
  7. Paul Toma, DOGalena, KS 667391629073903
  8. Matthew Van Engen, MDWichita, KS 672141023859493
  9. Neeraj VijWichita, KS 672141477244069
  10. Bryan Vopat, MDKansas City, KS 661601922260462
  11. Craig Vosburgh, MDTopeka, KS 666151689659005
  12. Joseph Wahl, DOKansas City, KS 661601538000328
  13. Adam Wait, DOMerriam, KS 662041447459565
  14. Damion Walker, DOWichita, KS 672261720206105
  15. Brett Wallace, MDTopeka, KS 666061518943604
  16. Richard Wendt, M.D.Lawrence, KS 660491255399606
  17. Kenneth Wertzberger, M.D.Lawrence, KS 660441083672141
  18. Casey Whale, MDTopeka, KS 666061578926994
  19. James Whitaker, M.D.Overland Park, KS 662111942238118
  20. Howard Wilcox, MDOlathe, KS 660611972556637
  21. Everett Wilkinson, DOKansas City, KS 661121518910157
  22. Jordan WillisEmporia, KS 668011982197364
  23. Brian Wilson, MDTopeka, KS 666061437225752
  24. Brent Wise, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601114217320
  25. Michael Zafuta, MDPittsburg, KS 667621679663520
  26. Parker Zimmerman, MDWichita, KS 672141649917188

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Kansas ranks 29 of 51 per resident

  1. Oregon7.9
  2. Ohio7.8
  3. Utah7.8
  4. Kansas7.7
  5. Hawaii7.5
  6. Oklahoma7.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

73.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Kansas73.5%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Kansas, measured

  • In a Medicare file166 of 226 · 73.5% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file124 · 54.9% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more110 · 48.7% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2002 · the 124 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

226 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Kansas: 7.7 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Wichita has 51 of them (23%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Arkansas205
  2. Mississippi197
  3. Iowa257
  4. Utah266

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Ohio7.8
  2. Oregon7.9
  3. Hawaii7.5
  4. Oklahoma7.4

The largest states

  1. California2,276
  2. Texas1,514
  3. Florida1,470
  4. New York1,339
  5. Pennsylvania1,253

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.