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Joseph J. Dobner, MD

NPI 1427147867ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Frankfort, KY

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) in Frankfort, Kentucky, trained at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (class of 1978). 119 Medicare patients in 2024, $36,264 paid; all of their 440 Part D prescriptions were generic. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $4,775 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI1427147867
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 12, 2006
Last updated in NPPESFeb 22, 2024
Certified by providerFeb 22, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X20652KY

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (KY)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients119
Services billed766 across 42 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$36,264

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)440 · 500 30-day fills
Patients165
Total drug cost$4,499
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolWake Forest University School of Medicine
Graduation year1978
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$4,775 · 22 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.$4,75721
Ethicon US, LLC$17.691

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$3,293 · 10 payments
  • Food and Beverage$1,435 · 11 payments
  • Education$46.78 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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