Physician

Kim Richards Driftmier, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Kim Driftmier, MD (NPI: 1023245644) practices orthopedic surgery in the Fairbanks-College, AK market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Fairbanks North Star, AK. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is MCKINLEY ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC (NPI: 1760938021; TIN: 813137887) and primary practice location at 99709-3554.

Driftmier's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 214 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,812 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $71,507 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 62323 (Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance). Part D data shows 87 prescription claims across 40 beneficiaries totaling $565 in drug costs, led by Celecoxib (Celecoxib). Open Payments data shows 8 records totaling $206. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved sharply higher in recent years, from $21,237 to $71,507. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $150 to $565. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	93	185	$21,237
2020	121	378	$36,160
2021	173	618	$57,690
2022	210	1,122	$65,766
2023	190	1,427	$55,469
2024	214	2,812	$71,507

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	N/R	12	$150
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	11	$256
2021	20	32	$440
2022	37	63	$856
2023	30	56	$1,388
2024	40	87	$565

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
62323	Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	50	73	$221
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	83	92	$114
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	121	162	$85
72110	X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views	54	54	$40
J3301	Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	66	329	$1

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	11	330	$141
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	13	395	$111

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	8	$206	Nevro Corp.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Kim Richards Driftmier, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Kim Richards Driftmier, MD (NPI 1023245644), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Kim Richards Driftmier, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Kim Richards Driftmier, MD?

Kim Richards Driftmier, MD is linked to MCKINLEY ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE, LLC (billing NPI 1760938021) in the available physician profile data.

Does Kim Richards Driftmier, MD have Open Payments data?

Kim Richards Driftmier, MD has 8 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.