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Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem, MD
NPI1518949437PAC ID9638252901
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,195
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 377
- Part D claims, 2024
- 652
- Publications
- 4
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1615 Medical Center Pt, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
- Practice phone
- Call (719) 895-9090
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Optum Peak Endoscopy Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem is a gastroenterologist in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dr. Hjelkrem practices at Optum Peak Endoscopy Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Dr. Hjelkrem's NPI, 1518949437, was assigned on November 16, 2005. Dr. Hjelkrem graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med in 2002. Dr. Hjelkrem holds Colorado license 42430.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1518949437NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9638252901
- NPI enumeration date
- November 16, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (719) 895-9090
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem practices at Optum Peak Endoscopy Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dr. Hjelkrem's primary practice is Optum Peak Endoscopy Center, at 1615 Medical Center Pt, Colorado Springs, CO 80907. The practice phone is (719) 895-9090.
- Optum Peak Endoscopy Center1615 Medical Center Pt, Colorado Springs, CO 80907Phone(719) 895-9090
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Hjelkrem's primary practice is Optum Peak Endoscopy Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dr. Hjelkrem is also affiliated with UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central. The medical group on file is Optumcare Colorado Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hjelkrem to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Optum Peak Endoscopy CenterPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hjelkrem practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Optum Peak Endoscopy Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem is one of 282 gastroenterologists in Colorado
Gastroenterology is Dr. Hjelkrem's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Hjelkrem is licensed in Colorado.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, ColoradoPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem billed Medicare for 6,195 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,195 Medicare services from Dr. Hjelkrem across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 377 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $167,293 for them.
Medicare services, 20246,195
Medicare patients377
Paid by Medicare$167,293
Procedure codes13
Dr. Hjelkrem's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 02024: 5,604
- Surgery
- 2023: 1042024: 257147%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 169
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1182024: 1143%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 51
Where Dr. Hjelkrem's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,88795%
- In a facility3085%
Dr. Hjelkrem compared with the Colorado median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Hjelkrem
- Colorado median
- Medicare services
- 6,195vs 36816.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 377vs 25647% above
- Part D claims
- 555vs 32173% above
Medians across 280 gastroenterologists in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hjelkrem'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. Michael Carl Hjelkrem treated 377 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 377 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hjelkrem in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 219 patients. 69% of them have high cholesterol, and 60% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.90, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hjelkrem's median patient age at 62, with 42% women.
Medicare patients, 2024377
Average age73
Average risk score0.90
Also on Medicaid5%
Dr. Hjelkrem's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hjelkrem's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women21657%
- Men16143%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hjelkrem's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol69%
- High blood pressure60%
- Arthritis38%
- Osteoporosis33%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Mood disorders21%
- Anxiety20%
- Depression19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hjelkrem's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women42%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem wrote 652 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hjelkrem wrote 652 Medicare Part D claims for 411 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 555 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $15,829 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 113 claims across 3 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024652
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$15,829
Part D patients411
Dr. Hjelkrem's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic486 claims75%
- Brand-name166 claims25%
Dr. Hjelkrem'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. Hjelkrem's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%11 of 652 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: 1132024: 555391%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 3 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. Michael Carl Hjelkrem ranks in the 76th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare
Dr. Hjelkrem accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 99 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Hjelkrem, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Hjelkrem ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 76th percentile99 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 70th percentile67 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Hjelkrem, published from 2010 to 2012. The most frequent topics are Biopsy, Fatty Liver and Liver. Dr. Hjelkrem has published most often in Aliment Pharmacol Ther. Dr. Hjelkrem's most frequent co-authors are Joel Zachry Stengel, MD and Christopher Dirk Williams, MD.
Papers4
Years published2010 to 2012
Dr. Hjelkrem's papers by year, 2010 to 2012
Topics Dr. Hjelkrem writes about most
- Biopsy
- Fatty Liver
- Liver
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Dr. Hjelkrem's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Hjelkrem
Aliment Pharmacol Ther
BiopsyFalse Positive ReactionsFatty Liver
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem received $111 in industry payments in 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Hjelkrem from 1 drug or device company in 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $111.
Companies that paid Dr. Hjelkrem the most, 2023 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med
Dr. Hjelkrem graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med in 2002.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)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. Michael Carl Hjelkrem's NPI number?
Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem's NPI number is 1518949437. It was assigned on November 16, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem?
Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem is a gastroenterologist in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem practice?
Dr. Hjelkrem practices at 1615 Medical Center Pt, Colorado Springs, CO 80907. Dr. Hjelkrem's primary practice is Optum Peak Endoscopy Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hjelkrem to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hjelkrem is (719) 895-9090.
What is Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem's medical license number?
Dr. Hjelkrem holds Colorado license 42430.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem affiliated with?
Dr. Hjelkrem is affiliated with UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central.
What medical group is Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem part of?
Dr. Hjelkrem is linked to Optumcare Colorado Medical Group.
Does Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hjelkrem billed Medicare for 6,195 services in 2024, and Dr. Hjelkrem accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem see?
CMS counts 377 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hjelkrem in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hjelkrem's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), injected or infused drug (J3489) and infusion or chemotherapy administration (96372).
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Where did Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem go to medical school?
Dr. Hjelkrem graduated from Uniformed Services UHS Fe Hebert School of Med in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hjelkrem's most prescribed drugs by claims were Peg 3350-Electrolyte, Omeprazole and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $111 in general payments to Dr. Hjelkrem from 1 company from 2023 to 2023. The largest total came from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem been practicing?
Dr. Hjelkrem graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Hjelkrem, published from 2010 to 2012.
Who does Dr. Michael Carl Hjelkrem publish with?
Dr. Hjelkrem's most frequent co-authors are Joel Zachry Stengel, MD (1 shared paper) and Christopher Dirk Williams, MD (1 shared paper).
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