What is Kirk Churukian's specialty?

Kirk Churukian (NPI 1780715409) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Palo Alto, CA.

Where does Kirk Churukian practice?

Kirk Churukian practices in Palo Alto, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1780715409.

How much does Medicare pay Kirk Churukian?

Kirk Churukian (NPI 1780715409) received approximately $48K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 46 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1780715409

Kirk ChurukianMD

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Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryPalo Alto, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$3K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 396 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery providers in CA — above median (cohort median 171).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$138

Distinct drugs

Brand share

50.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Cephalexin15 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$630

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$630

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$630

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kirk Churukian's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SAN JOSE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.P.	31	298
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, L.P.	20	143
Vip Surgicare, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Los Gatos, CA	12	36

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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