ArthralgiaArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeKnee Joint
Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr., MD
NPI1962621292PAC ID5294887329
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,104
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 361
- Part D claims, 2024
- 768
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Practice address
- 18444 N 25th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85023
- Practice phone
- Call (623) 537-5600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
The Core Institute
Phoenix, Arizona
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Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in Phoenix, Arizona
Dr. Cercek practices at The Core Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr. Cercek's NPI, 1962621292, was assigned on April 25, 2007. Dr. Cercek graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Cercek holds Arizona license 41492.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1962621292NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5294887329
- NPI enumeration date
- April 25, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (623) 537-5600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. practices at The Core Institute in Phoenix, Arizona
Dr. Cercek's primary practice is The Core Institute, at 18444 N 25th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85023 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (623) 537-5600.
- The Core Institute18444 N 25th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85023 · Maricopa CountyPhone(623) 537-5600
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Cercek's primary practice is The Core Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Cercek is also affiliated with Banner Estrella Medical Center. The medical group on file is City of Hope. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cercek to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
The Core InstitutePrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cercek practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| The Core Institute | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. is one of 40 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians in Arizona
Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Cercek's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0114X. Dr. Cercek is licensed in Arizona.
Specialties and state licenses
- Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery, ArizonaPrimary
Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians near Dr. Cercek
Counts of adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
40adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians in Arizona12adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians in Phoenix
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. billed Medicare for 2,104 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,104 Medicare services from Dr. Cercek across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 361 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $174,036 for them.
Medicare services, 20242,104
Medicare patients361
Paid by Medicare$174,036
Procedure codes19
Dr. Cercek's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4262024: 68761%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 9242024: 62133%
- Imaging
- 2023: 4892024: 43411%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2622024: 23211%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1022024: 1064%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 24
Where Dr. Cercek's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,93692%
- In a facility1688%
Dr. Cercek compared with the Arizona median for adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Cercek
- Arizona median
- Medicare services
- 2,104vs 1,75620% above
- Medicare patients
- 361vs 361Close to median
- Part D claims
- 698vs 1983.5 times
Medians across 37 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cercek's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. treated 361 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 361 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cercek in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 188 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cercek's median patient age at 69, with 62% women.
Medicare patients, 2024361
Average age74
Average risk score1.20
Also on Medicaid8%
Dr. Cercek's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cercek's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women22362%
- Men13838%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cercek's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure74%
- Diabetes31%
- Chronic kidney disease29%
- Mood disorders28%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
- Anxiety24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cercek's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. wrote 768 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cercek wrote 768 Medicare Part D claims for 339 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 698 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,423 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 640 claims across 16 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024768
Drugs named by CMS16
Total drug cost$8,423
Part D patients339
Dr. Cercek's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic765 claims100%
- Brand-name and other3 claims0%
Dr. Cercek's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cercek's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids36%279 of 768 claims
- Antibiotics10%76 of 768 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 6402024: 6989%
Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 16 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Cercek for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cercek accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 130 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Cercek, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Cercek's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 76.2of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Cercek ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 96th percentile130 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 84th percentile42 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Cercek in 2014. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Reoperation and Arthralgia. Dr. Cercek has published most often in J Knee Surg. Dr. Cercek's most frequent co-authors are David Joseph Jacofsky, MD and Robert M. Meneghini, MD.
Papers3
Topics Dr. Cercek writes about most
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Reoperation
- Arthralgia
- Knee Joint
- Pain, Postoperative
Dr. Cercek's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Cercek
Instr Course Lect
Antibiotic ProphylaxisArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeClinical Competence
J Knee Surg
ArthralgiaArthroplasty, Replacement, KneePain, Postoperative
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. received $245 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Cercek from 5 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $118.
General payments to Dr. Cercek by program year, 2020 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Cercek the most, 2020 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine
Dr. Cercek graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2004.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr.'s profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr.'s NPI number is 1962621292. It was assigned on April 25, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr.?
Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in Phoenix, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0114X).
Where does Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. practice?
Dr. Cercek practices at 18444 N 25th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85023. Dr. Cercek's primary practice is The Core Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cercek to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cercek is (623) 537-5600.
What is Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Cercek holds Arizona license 41492.
Which hospitals is Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Cercek is affiliated with Banner Estrella Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Cercek to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. part of?
Dr. Cercek is linked to City of Hope. Dmand AI links Dr. Cercek to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cercek billed Medicare for 2,104 services in 2024, and Dr. Cercek accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr.'s MIPS score?
Dr. Cercek's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. see?
CMS counts 361 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cercek in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cercek's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99214) and diagnostic imaging (73562).
Where did Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Cercek graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2004.
What drugs does Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cercek's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Celecoxib and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $245 in general payments to Dr. Cercek from 5 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Cercek graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Does Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Cercek.
Who does Dr. Robert Michael Cercek Jr. publish with?
Dr. Cercek's most frequent co-authors are David Joseph Jacofsky, MD (2 shared papers) and Robert M. Meneghini, MD (1 shared paper).
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