Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 98
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 89
- Part D claims, 2024
- 31
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $18,911
- Practice address
- 915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55805
- Practice phone
- Call (218) 249-5555
- 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. Carissa Nicolette Kirk is an orthopedic surgeon in Duluth, Minnesota
Dr. Kirk practices at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Aspirus.
Dr. Kirk's NPI, 1801003959, was assigned on May 17, 2007. Dr. Kirk graduated from New York College of Osteo Medicine of New York Institute of Technology in 2001. Dr. Kirk holds Texas license P7296.
- NPI
- 1801003959NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3577728997
- NPI enumeration date
- May 17, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (218) 249-5555
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk practices at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota
Dr. Kirk's primary practice is Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital, at 915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55805 in St. Louis County. The practice phone is (218) 249-5555.
- Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55805 · St. Louis CountyPhone(218) 249-5555
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 7 medical groups
Dr. Kirk's primary practice is Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Aspirus. Dr. Kirk is also affiliated with Enloe Health. The medical group on file is Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kirk to 2 more hospitals, 6 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kirk practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 6 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk is one of 533 orthopedic surgeons in Minnesota
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Kirk's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kirk's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Georgia, New York and Wisconsin.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, TexasPrimary
- Georgia license
- New York license
- Wisconsin license
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Kirk
Counts of orthopedic surgeons 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. Carissa Nicolette Kirk billed Medicare for 98 services in 2024
CMS data shows 98 Medicare services from Dr. Kirk across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 89 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,649 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Kirk's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 602024: 8745%
- Surgery
- 2023: 332024: 1167%
Dr. Kirk compared with the Minnesota median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Kirk
- Minnesota median
- Medicare services
- 98vs 34672% below
- Medicare patients
- 89vs 16546% below
- Part D claims
- 16vs 6876% below
Medians across 514 orthopedic surgeons in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kirk'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. Carissa Nicolette Kirk treated 89 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 89 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kirk in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 31 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, 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. Kirk's median patient age at 75, with 64% women.
Dr. Kirk's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kirk's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5562%
- Men3438%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kirk's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol71%
- Arthritis55%
- COPD34%
- Mood disorders34%
- Diabetes33%
- Depression31%
- Osteoporosis31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kirk's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women64%
- Men36%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk wrote 31 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kirk wrote 31 Medicare Part D claims for 23 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 16 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $400 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 295 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Kirk's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic28 claims90%
- Brand-name and other3 claims10%
Dr. Kirk's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021
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. Kirk's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids58%18 of 31 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, 2020 to 2021
- 2020
- 2021
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2020: 2952021: 1695%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2021, 7 in 2020.
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. Carissa Nicolette Kirk takes part in Medicare
Dr. Kirk accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk received $18,911 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 120 general payments to Dr. Kirk from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $11,116.
General payments to Dr. Kirk by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kirk by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$9,98553%
- Food and beverage$5,34428%
- Education$3,58219%
Companies that paid Dr. Kirk the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk graduated from New York College of Osteo Medicine of New York Institute of Technology
Dr. Kirk graduated from New York College of Osteo Medicine of New York Institute of Technology in 2001.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk'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) |
| 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. Carissa Nicolette Kirk's NPI number?
Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk's NPI number is 1801003959. It was assigned on May 17, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk?
Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk is an orthopedic surgeon in Duluth, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk practice?
Dr. Kirk practices at 915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55805. Dr. Kirk's primary practice is Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Aspirus. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kirk to 2 hospitals, 6 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics.
What is Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kirk is (218) 249-5555.
What is Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk's medical license number?
Dr. Kirk holds Texas license P7296, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kirk in Texas, Georgia, New York and Wisconsin.
Which hospitals is Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk affiliated with?
Dr. Kirk practices at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Dr. Kirk is also affiliated with Enloe Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Kirk to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk part of?
Dr. Kirk is linked to Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kirk to 6 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kirk billed Medicare for 98 services in 2024, and Dr. Kirk accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk see?
CMS counts 89 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kirk in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kirk's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99222), hospital inpatient care (99221) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk go to medical school?
Dr. Kirk graduated from New York College of Osteo Medicine of New York Institute of Technology in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk prescribe most?
In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kirk's most prescribed drugs by claims were Diclofenac Sodium.
Has Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $18,911 in general payments to Dr. Kirk from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Carissa Nicolette Kirk been practicing?
Dr. Kirk graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
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