Dr. Joseph E. Burkhardt, DO

Dr. Burkhardt practices at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan, part of Bronson Healthcare Group.

Dr. Burkhardt's NPI, 1801808654, was assigned on August 12, 2006. Dr. Burkhardt holds Michigan license 5101012741.

Dr. Burkhardt's primary practice is Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, at 300 North Avenue, Battle Creek, MI 49017 in Calhoun County. The practice phone is (269) 966-8000.

Dr. Burkhardt's primary practice is Bronson Battle Creek Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan, part of Bronson Healthcare Group. Dr. Burkhardt is also affiliated with Bronson Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Bronson Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Burkhardt to 3 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Burkhardt practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Burkhardt's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Burkhardt is licensed in Michigan.

CMS data shows 1,057 Medicare services from Dr. Burkhardt across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 425 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $144,573 for them.

CMS counts 425 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Burkhardt in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 181 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 13% 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. Burkhardt's median patient age at 69, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Burkhardt wrote 246 Medicare Part D claims for 162 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 200 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,522 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 206 claims across 9 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Burkhardt for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Burkhardt accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Burkhardt as offering telehealth. CMS counts 13 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Burkhardt, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Burkhardt in 2023. The most frequent topics are Osteoarthritis, Knee. Dr. Burkhardt's most frequent co-authors are Ahmad Badri, DO, James Campbell Chow, MD and David William Fabi, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Burkhardt to 3 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Osteoarthritis, Rheumatic Diseases and Osteoarthritis, Knee. Restor3D sponsors the most, 3. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Burkhardt that name 3 trials.

CMS Open Payments shows 587 general payments to Dr. Burkhardt from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $768,357. It also lists 22 research payments totaling $165,490 from 2016 to 2021, naming 3 clinical trials.