Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr., MD

  • Durham, NC
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1730346446PAC ID5890934384
Medicare services, 2024
1,037
Medicare patients, 2024
301
Part D claims, 2024
277
Publications
27
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Practice phone
Call (919) 620-4855
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Primary practice

Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc.

Durham, North Carolina

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Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina

Dr. Schweitzer practices at Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc. in Durham, North Carolina.

Dr. Schweitzer's NPI, 1730346446, was assigned on May 20, 2008. Dr. Schweitzer graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2008. Dr. Schweitzer holds North Carolina license 148964.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5890934384
NPI enumeration date
May 20, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(919) 620-4855
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
44
Medical school graduation
2008

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. practices at Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc. in Durham, North Carolina

Dr. Schweitzer's primary practice is Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc., at 2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705 in Durham County. The practice phone is (919) 620-4855.

  • Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc.
    2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705 · Durham CountyPhone(919) 620-4855

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Schweitzer's primary practice is Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc. in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Schweitzer is also affiliated with Duke University Hospital. The medical group on file is Legacy Healthcare Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schweitzer to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr.'s practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schweitzer practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc.Available with a free account
+5 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. is one of 809 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina

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

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 148964 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Schweitzer

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. billed Medicare for 1,037 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,037 Medicare services from Dr. Schweitzer across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 301 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $70,262 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,037
Medicare patients301
Paid by Medicare$70,262
Procedure codes13

Dr. Schweitzer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Imaging
2023: 5632024: 50311%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4472024: 38514%
Surgery
2023: 1982024: 10646%
Other services
2023: 282024: 4354%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 642024: 0100%

Where Dr. Schweitzer's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office97994%
  • In a facility586%

Dr. Schweitzer compared with the North Carolina median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Schweitzer
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
1,037vs 996Close to median
Medicare patients
301vs 24125% above
Part D claims
225vs 15743% above

Medians across 792 orthopedic surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Schweitzer'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. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. treated 301 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 301 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schweitzer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 172 patients. 73% of them have arthritis, and 72% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schweitzer's median patient age at 63, with 63% women.

Medicare patients, 2024301
Average age72
Average risk score1.23
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Schweitzer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Schweitzer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17658%
  • Men12542%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Schweitzer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis73%
  2. High cholesterol72%
  3. High blood pressure71%
  4. Ischemic heart disease29%
  5. Anxiety27%
  6. Diabetes23%
  7. Mood disorders23%
  8. Depression21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Schweitzer's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men36%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. wrote 277 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Schweitzer wrote 277 Medicare Part D claims for 119 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 225 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,491 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 149 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024277
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$1,491
Part D patients119

Dr. Schweitzer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic268 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other9 claims3%

Dr. Schweitzer'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. Schweitzer's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids13%37 of 277 claims
  • Antibiotics27%76 of 277 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: 1492024: 22551%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 6 in 2023.

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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. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. takes part in Medicare

Dr. Schweitzer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

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

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. has 27 publications on record

Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Schweitzer, published from 2010 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle, Ankle Joint and Ankle. Dr. Schweitzer has published most often in Foot Ankle Spec. Dr. Schweitzer's most frequent co-authors are Samuel Bruce Adams, MD, Mark E. Easley, MD and Andrew Egon Hanselman, MD.

Papers27
Years published2010 to 2025

Dr. Schweitzer's papers by year, 2010 to 2025

Topics Dr. Schweitzer writes about most

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle
  • Ankle Joint
  • Ankle
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Rupture
  • Tendon Transfer
  • Achilles Tendon
  • Talus

Dr. Schweitzer's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Schweitzer

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. received $209,856 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 369 general payments to Dr. Schweitzer from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $116,674. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $75,484 in 2021.

General payments to Dr. Schweitzer by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Schweitzer by kind, 2016 to 2025

$209.9Kin total
  • Consulting fees$106,00851%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$54,69226%
  • Travel and lodging$27,33113%
  • Food and beverage$16,2458%
  • Education$5,5813%

Companies that paid Dr. Schweitzer the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Dr. Schweitzer graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2008.

  1. Medical schoolJefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr.'s profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr.'s NPI number is 1730346446. It was assigned on May 20, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr.?

Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Durham, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. practice?

Dr. Schweitzer practices at 2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705. Dr. Schweitzer's primary practice is Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc. in Durham, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schweitzer to 1 hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Schweitzer is (919) 620-4855.

What is Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Schweitzer holds North Carolina license 148964.

Which hospitals is Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. affiliated with?

Dr. Schweitzer is affiliated with Duke University Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Schweitzer to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. part of?

Dr. Schweitzer is linked to Legacy Healthcare Services. Dmand AI links Dr. Schweitzer to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Schweitzer billed Medicare for 1,037 services in 2024, and Dr. Schweitzer accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. see?

CMS counts 301 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schweitzer in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Schweitzer's most billed Medicare services were diagnostic imaging (73630), office visit, established patient (99214) and diagnostic imaging (73610).

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Where did Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. go to medical school?

Dr. Schweitzer graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2008.

What drugs does Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Schweitzer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Gabapentin and Doxycycline Hyclate.

Has Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $209,856 in general payments to Dr. Schweitzer from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Schweitzer graduated from medical school in 2008, 18 years ago.

Does Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. do research?

Dmand AI links 27 publications to Dr. Schweitzer, published from 2010 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Karl Martin Schweitzer Jr. publish with?

Dr. Schweitzer's most frequent co-authors are Samuel Bruce Adams, MD (13 shared papers), Mark E. Easley, MD (9 shared papers) and Andrew Egon Hanselman, MD (6 shared papers).

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