What is Thomas Knutson's specialty?

Thomas Knutson (NPI 1962409938) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Escondido, CA.

Where does Thomas Knutson practice?

Thomas Knutson practices in Escondido, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1962409938.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Knutson?

Thomas Knutson (NPI 1962409938) received approximately $361K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 682 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1962409938

Thomas KnutsonM.D.

PRACTICEHIDDEN VALLEY SURGICAL MED. GROUP, INC.See all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryEscondido, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,251

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

17,147

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$339K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,178

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$21K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl554 claims

Diclofenac Sodium453 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen370 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium301 claims

Celecoxib203 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

26.9

Quality

0.0

Cost

89.7

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-5.77%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas Knutson'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). 26 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PALOMAR HEALTH	236	947
PALOMAR HEALTH	73	113
Jeffrey Miller Diagnostic Radiology · Oceanside, CA	44	87
NPI 1245331230	39	74
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	32	132
Nancy Chen Dermatology · Escondido, CA	32	54
Kiran Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Oceanside, CA	31	58
Tan Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	24	42
Arush Patel Hand Surgery · Escondido, CA	24	64
BOISOT, SASKIA	23	76
William Kakimoto Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	23	50
Dmitri Segal Diagnostic Radiology · Aurora, CO	23	38

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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