Dr. Kirk Hjeltness, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 245
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 250
- Part D claims, 2024
- 201
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $139
- Practice address
- 1593 East Polston Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854
- Practice phone
- Call (208) 262-2300
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Kirk Hjeltness is an emergency medicine physician in Post Falls, Idaho
Dr. Hjeltness practices at Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, part of Northwest Specialty Hospital.
Dr. Hjeltness' NPI, 1467494187, was assigned on June 10, 2006. Dr. Hjeltness graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1982. Dr. Hjeltness holds Idaho license M-5605.
- NPI
- 1467494187NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1850283888
- NPI enumeration date
- June 10, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (208) 262-2300
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 70
- Medical school graduation
- 1982
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kirk Hjeltness practices at Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho
Dr. Hjeltness' primary practice is Northwest Specialty Hospital, at 1593 East Polston Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854 in Kootenai County. The practice phone is (208) 262-2300.
- Northwest Specialty Hospital1593 East Polston Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854 · Kootenai CountyPhone(208) 262-2300
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kirk Hjeltness is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Hjeltness' primary practice is Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, part of Northwest Specialty Hospital. Dr. Hjeltness is also affiliated with Kootenai Health. The medical group on file is Northwest Specialty Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hjeltness to 1 more clinical lab and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Hjeltness' employer is on file too: a hospital.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kirk Hjeltness' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hjeltness practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northwest Specialty Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kirk Hjeltness is one of 322 emergency medicine physicians in Idaho
Emergency medicine is Dr. Hjeltness' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Hjeltness is licensed in Idaho.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, IdahoPrimary
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Hjeltness
Counts of emergency medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kirk Hjeltness billed Medicare for 245 services in 2024
CMS data shows 245 Medicare services from Dr. Hjeltness across 5 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 250 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,285 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Hjeltness' Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2024
- 2022
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 2142024: 24514%
Dr. Hjeltness compared with the Idaho median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Hjeltness
- Idaho median
- Medicare services
- 245vs 2647% below
- Medicare patients
- 250vs 2656% below
- Part D claims
- 108vs 6761% above
Medians across 335 emergency medicine physicians in Idaho with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hjeltness' 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. Kirk Hjeltness treated 250 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 250 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hjeltness in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 124 patients. 62% of them have high cholesterol, and 58% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hjeltness' median patient age at 40, with 57% women.
Dr. Hjeltness' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hjeltness' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15662%
- Men9438%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hjeltness' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol62%
- High blood pressure58%
- Arthritis52%
- Mood disorders24%
- Depression22%
- Diabetes22%
- Anxiety17%
- Chronic kidney disease17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hjeltness' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 40
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kirk Hjeltness wrote 201 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hjeltness wrote 201 Medicare Part D claims for 170 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 108 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $614 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 132 claims across 5 drugs.
Dr. Hjeltness' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic192 claims96%
- Brand-name and other9 claims4%
Dr. Hjeltness' 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. Hjeltness' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids8%16 of 201 claims
- Antibiotics60%121 of 201 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, 2022 to 2024
- 2022
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2022: 1322024: 10818%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 5 in 2022.
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
How Dr. Kirk Hjeltness takes part in Medicare
Dr. Hjeltness accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Kirk Hjeltness received $139 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Hjeltness from 7 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Beta Bionics, Inc. paid the most, $34.
General payments to Dr. Hjeltness by program year, 2018 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Hjeltness the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kirk Hjeltness graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Dr. Hjeltness graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1982.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kirk Hjeltness'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) |
| 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. Kirk Hjeltness' NPI number?
Dr. Kirk Hjeltness' NPI number is 1467494187. It was assigned on June 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kirk Hjeltness?
Dr. Kirk Hjeltness is an emergency medicine physician in Post Falls, Idaho. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Kirk Hjeltness practice?
Dr. Hjeltness practices at 1593 East Polston Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854. Dr. Hjeltness' primary practice is Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, part of Northwest Specialty Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hjeltness to 1 clinical lab and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Kirk Hjeltness' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hjeltness is (208) 262-2300.
What is Dr. Kirk Hjeltness' medical license number?
Dr. Hjeltness holds Idaho license M-5605.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kirk Hjeltness affiliated with?
Dr. Hjeltness practices at Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho. Dr. Hjeltness is also affiliated with Kootenai Health.
What medical group is Dr. Kirk Hjeltness part of?
Dr. Hjeltness is linked to Northwest Specialty Hospital.
Does Dr. Kirk Hjeltness accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hjeltness billed Medicare for 245 services in 2024, and Dr. Hjeltness accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kirk Hjeltness see?
CMS counts 250 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hjeltness in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Kirk Hjeltness bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hjeltness' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and office visit, established patient (99212).
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Where did Dr. Kirk Hjeltness go to medical school?
Dr. Hjeltness graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1982.
What drugs does Dr. Kirk Hjeltness prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hjeltness' most prescribed drugs by claims were Azithromycin, Cephalexin and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Kirk Hjeltness received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $139 in general payments to Dr. Hjeltness from 7 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Beta Bionics, Inc.
How long has Dr. Kirk Hjeltness been practicing?
Dr. Hjeltness graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.
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