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Craig A. Kuhns, MD

NPI 1922038108ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine· Austin, TX

Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine (MD) in Austin, Texas, trained at University of California, Geffen School of Medicine (class of 2000). 332 Medicare patients in 2024, $379,726 paid; all of their 134 Part D prescriptions were generic. Alphatec Spine, Inc was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $624,398 in all, mostly royalties and licenses.

Overview

NPI1922038108
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 4, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJan 20, 2022
Certified by providerJul 9, 2020

Specialties and licenses

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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 (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients332
Services billed1,239 across 66 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$379,726

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)134 · 134 30-day fills
Patients70
Total drug cost$1,199
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of California, Geffen School of Medicine
Graduation year2000
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$624,398 · 103 payments from 7 companies
  • 2024$533,746 · 59 payments from 8 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Alphatec Spine, Inc$563,18023
Medtronic, Inc.$35,54954
Globus Medical, Inc.$24,43611
Acuity Surgical Devices, LLC$579.011
Si-Bone, Inc.$542.5812

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Royalty or License$574,424 · 15 payments
  • Consulting Fee$39,688 · 9 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$6,461 · 28 payments
  • Food and Beverage$3,826 · 51 payments

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

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