Dr. John E. Hipskind, MD

  • Visalia, CA
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1730190430
Medicare services, 2024
111
Medicare patients, 2024
91
Part D claims, 2024
22
Publications
3
MIPS score, 2024
97
Practice address
400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
Practice phone
Call (559) 624-2000
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Primary practice

Kaweah Health Medical Center

Hospital · Visalia, California

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Dr. John E. Hipskind is an emergency medicine physician in Visalia, California

Dr. Hipskind practices at Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California, part of Kaweah Delta Health Care District.

Dr. Hipskind's NPI, 1730190430, was assigned on August 10, 2006. Dr. Hipskind graduated from Rush Medical College in 1987. Dr. Hipskind holds California license G67034.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
August 10, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(559) 624-2000
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
65
Medical school graduation
1987

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. John E. Hipskind practices at Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California

Dr. Hipskind's primary practice is Kaweah Health Medical Center, at 400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA 93291 in Tulare County. The practice phone is (559) 624-2000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. John E. Hipskind is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Hipskind's primary practice is Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California, part of Kaweah Delta Health Care District. The medical group on file is Vituity.

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John E. Hipskind's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Kaweah Health Medical CenterAvailable with a free account

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Dr. John E. Hipskind is one of 7,423 emergency medicine physicians in California

Emergency medicine is Dr. Hipskind's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Hipskind is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Hipskind's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Florida and Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G67034 · 1989 to 2027 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • Florida licenseSince 1989
  • Illinois license1992 to 1996

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Hipskind

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Dr. John E. Hipskind billed Medicare for 111 services in 2024

CMS data shows 111 Medicare services from Dr. Hipskind across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 91 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,502 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024111
Medicare patients91
Paid by Medicare$8,502
Procedure codes5

Dr. Hipskind's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1032024: 6438%
Tests and treatments
2023: 572024: 3342%
Imaging
2023: 462024: 1470%

Dr. Hipskind compared with the California median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Hipskind
  • California median
Medicare services
111vs 26558% below
Medicare patients
91vs 24363% below
Part D claims
25vs 6260% below

Medians across 7,079 emergency medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Hipskind'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. John E. Hipskind treated 91 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hipskind in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 37 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 52% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hipskind's median patient age at 57, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 202491
Average age71
Average risk score2.74
Also on Medicaid52%

Dr. Hipskind's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Hipskind's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4549%
  • Men4651%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Hipskind's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes57%
  4. Arthritis49%
  5. Heart failure40%
  6. Chronic kidney disease38%
  7. Ischemic heart disease37%
  8. Anxiety33%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Hipskind's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 57

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. John E. Hipskind wrote 22 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Hipskind wrote 22 Medicare Part D claims for 19 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 2 drugs, with $117 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 19 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202422
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$117
Part D patients19

Dr. Hipskind's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic20 claims91%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims9%

Dr. Hipskind's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2016 to 2017

  • 2016
  • 2017
Claims for drugs CMS names
2016: 192017: 2532%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2017, 1 in 2016.

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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. John E. Hipskind scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Hipskind for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Hipskind's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 97of 100Final score
  • 90of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. John E. Hipskind has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Hipskind in 2024. Dr. Hipskind's most frequent co-authors are Kenton Lee Anderson, MD, Michael D. Burg, MD and Katharine M. Burns, MD.

Papers3

Dr. Hipskind's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Hipskind

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Dr. John E. Hipskind received $5,841 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Hipskind from 4 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 97% of the total. FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. paid the most, $5,688.

General payments to Dr. Hipskind by program year, 2019 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Hipskind by kind, 2019 to 2025

$5.8Kin total
  • Consulting fees$5,68897%
  • Food and beverage$1543%

Companies that paid Dr. Hipskind the most, 2019 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. John E. Hipskind has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Hipskind.

Awards and honors for Dr. Hipskind

  1. Undated
    • ACEP Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John E. Hipskind graduated from Rush Medical College

Dr. Hipskind graduated from Rush Medical College in 1987. Dr. Hipskind is a member of ACEP.

  1. Medical schoolRush Medical College
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine
  3. Board certified in focus practice designation: advanced emergency medicine ultrasoundEUFAC

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. John E. Hipskind accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers

Dr. Hipskind is in network with 7 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

Plan types Dr. Hipskind accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare6
  2. PPO6
  3. HMO2
  4. POS2
  5. EPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. John E. Hipskind's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. John E. Hipskind's NPI number?

Dr. John E. Hipskind's NPI number is 1730190430. It was assigned on August 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. John E. Hipskind?

Dr. John E. Hipskind is an emergency medicine physician in Visalia, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. John E. Hipskind practice?

Dr. Hipskind practices at 400 W Mineral King Ave, Visalia, CA 93291. Dr. Hipskind's primary practice is Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California, part of Kaweah Delta Health Care District.

What is Dr. John E. Hipskind's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Hipskind is (559) 624-2000.

What is Dr. John E. Hipskind's medical license number?

Dr. Hipskind holds California license G67034, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. John E. Hipskind been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Hipskind in California (1989 to 2027), Florida (since 1989) and Illinois (1992 to 1996).

Which hospitals is Dr. John E. Hipskind affiliated with?

Dr. Hipskind practices at Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia, California.

What medical group is Dr. John E. Hipskind part of?

Dr. Hipskind is linked to Vituity.

Does Dr. John E. Hipskind accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hipskind billed Medicare for 111 services in 2024.

What is Dr. John E. Hipskind's MIPS score?

Dr. Hipskind's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. John E. Hipskind see?

CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hipskind in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. John E. Hipskind board certified?

Yes. Dr. Hipskind is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. John E. Hipskind bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Hipskind's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and heart test or procedure (93308).

Where did Dr. John E. Hipskind go to medical school?

Dr. Hipskind graduated from Rush Medical College in 1987.

What drugs does Dr. John E. Hipskind prescribe most?

In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hipskind's most prescribed drugs by claims were Morphine Sulfate and Cephalexin.

Has Dr. John E. Hipskind received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,841 in general payments to Dr. Hipskind from 4 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.

How long has Dr. John E. Hipskind been practicing?

Dr. Hipskind graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.

Does Dr. John E. Hipskind do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Hipskind.

Who does Dr. John E. Hipskind publish with?

Dr. Hipskind's most frequent co-authors are Kenton Lee Anderson, MD (1 shared paper), Michael D. Burg, MD (1 shared paper) and Katharine M. Burns, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. John E. Hipskind accept?

Dr. Hipskind is in network with 7 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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