Dr. Kirk L. Jensen, MD

Dr. Jensen practices at John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, part of John Muir Health.

Dr. Jensen's NPI, 1568553790, was assigned on September 26, 2006. Dr. Jensen graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Jensen's California license number on file is G68904.

Dr. Jensen's primary practice is John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, at 1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (925) 939-3000.

Dr. Jensen's primary practice is John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California, part of John Muir Health. Dr. Jensen is also affiliated with Concord Medical Center. The medical group on file is BASS Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Jensen to 3 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Jensen practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Jensen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Jensen is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Jensen's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Texas.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, joint arthropathy, neck pain and spine problems, orthopedic surgery of arms and legs, rotator cuff injury, shoulder arthroscopy/rotator cuff repair, thoracic spine disorders and total shoulder replacement among the conditions Dr. Jensen treats.

CMS data shows 3,115 Medicare services from Dr. Jensen across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 821 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $499,638 for them.

CMS counts 821 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Jensen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 377 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Jensen's median patient age at 70, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Jensen wrote 231 Medicare Part D claims for 169 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 178 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,105 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 263 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Jensen for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Jensen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Jensen as offering telehealth. CMS counts 174 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Jensen, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Jensen. The most frequent topics are Shoulder Joint, Joint Prosthesis and Pain Measurement. Dr. Jensen has published most often in J Bone Joint Surg Am. Dr. Jensen's most frequent co-authors are Animesh Agarwal, MD, Carl John Basamania, MD and Michael A. Wirth, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 80 general payments to Dr. Jensen from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 75% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $144,065.

Dr. Jensen graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Jensen is a member of AAOS and American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.

Dr. Jensen is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.