Physician

Lewis J Kirkegaard, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Lewis Kirkegaard, MD (NPI: 1730143587) practices dermatology in the Grand Junction, CO market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Mesa, CO. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is MOUNTAIN WEST DERMATOLOGY, PC (NPI: 1497871073; TIN: 840611546) and primary practice location at 81501-8801. Kirkegaard is affiliated with the CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Kirkegaard's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,047 traditional Medicare patients, billed 6,526 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $261,474 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17110 (Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths). Part D data shows 375 prescription claims across 171 beneficiaries totaling $400,902 in drug costs, led by Betamethasone Dipropionate (Betamethasone Dipropionate). Open Payments data shows 23 records totaling $484. 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 changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $152,325 and ending at $400,902. 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.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$136K$272K2015 Medicare payment: $222,895 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $213,305 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $228,101 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $221,234 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $244,283 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $217,042 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $255,962 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $272,417 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $267,557 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $261,474 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20159226,189$222,895
20169096,187$213,305
20179686,455$228,101
201897111,344$221,234
201987714,623$244,283
202087811,219$217,042
20219578,391$255,962
20229919,784$272,417
20231,0386,621$267,557
20241,0476,526$261,474

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$200K$401K2015 Drug cost: $152,325 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $247,914 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $274,403 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $225,423 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $147,093 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $147,625 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $226,933 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $218,086 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $271,632 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $400,902 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015186358$152,325
2016184357$247,914
2017149305$274,403
2018146278$225,423
2019173359$147,093
2020173327$147,625
2021188380$226,933
2022182369$218,086
2023158343$271,632
2024171375$400,902

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

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.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
17110Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths200226$82
11102Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth281320$75
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more8021,110$59
17000Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth520669$40
17003Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths4082,479$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Betamethasone DipropionateBetamethasone Dipropionate42743$1,972
TretinoinTretinoin12360$1,204
KetoconazoleKetoconazole541,654$699
MethotrexateMethotrexate Sodium20986$531
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide551,019$325

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.23$484ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Lewis J. Kirkegaard, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Lewis J. Kirkegaard, MD (NPI 1730143587), 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 Lewis J. Kirkegaard, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Lewis J. Kirkegaard, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Lewis J. Kirkegaard, MD?

Lewis J. Kirkegaard, MD is linked to MOUNTAIN WEST DERMATOLOGY, PC (billing NPI 1497871073) in the available physician profile data.

Does Lewis J. Kirkegaard, MD have Open Payments data?

Lewis J. Kirkegaard, MD has 23 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.