Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff, MD

  • Columbus, NC
  • General surgeon
NPI1225367121PAC ID1557580024
Medicare services, 2024
153
Medicare patients, 2024
113
Part D claims, 2024
165
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$6,355
Practice address
101 Hospital Dr, Columbus, NC 28722
Practice phone
Call (828) 681-2102
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

St Lukes Hospital Columbus

Columbus, North Carolina

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Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff is a general surgeon in Columbus, North Carolina

Dr. Knolhoff practices at St Lukes Hospital Columbus in Columbus, North Carolina.

Dr. Knolhoff's NPI, 1225367121, was assigned on December 24, 2009. Dr. Knolhoff graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Knolhoff holds North Carolina license 2022-03305.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1557580024
NPI enumeration date
December 24, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(828) 681-2102
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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. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff practices at St Lukes Hospital Columbus in Columbus, North Carolina

Dr. Knolhoff's primary practice is St Lukes Hospital Columbus, at 101 Hospital Dr, Columbus, NC 28722 in Polk County. The practice phone is (828) 681-2102.

  • St Lukes Hospital Columbus
    101 Hospital Dr, Columbus, NC 28722 · Polk CountyPhone(828) 681-2102

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

Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Knolhoff's primary practice is St Lukes Hospital Columbus in Columbus, North Carolina. Dr. Knolhoff is also affiliated with AdventHealth Polk. The medical group on file is AdventHealth Hendersonville. Dmand AI also links Dr. Knolhoff to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 rural health clinic, 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. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Knolhoff practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
St Lukes Hospital ColumbusAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff is one of 1,053 general surgeons in North Carolina

Surgery is Dr. Knolhoff's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Knolhoff is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2022-03305 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Knolhoff

Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,053general surgeons in North Carolina
2general surgeons in Columbus

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

Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff billed Medicare for 153 services in 2024

CMS data shows 153 Medicare services from Dr. Knolhoff across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 113 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,064 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024153
Medicare patients113
Paid by Medicare$16,064
Procedure codes4

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 412024: 135229%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 152024: 1820%

Dr. Knolhoff compared with the North Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Knolhoff
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
153vs 151Close to median
Medicare patients
113vs 115Close to median
Part D claims
115vs 412.8 times

Medians across 950 general surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Knolhoff's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff treated 113 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 113 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Knolhoff in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 61 patients. 71% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Knolhoff's median patient age at 71, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024113
Average age74
Average risk score1.13

Dr. Knolhoff's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Knolhoff's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5650%
  • Men5750%

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

  1. High cholesterol71%
  2. High blood pressure65%
  3. Arthritis49%
  4. Anxiety33%
  5. Depression29%
  6. Mood disorders29%
  7. Cancer27%
  8. Ischemic heart disease25%

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

Dr. Knolhoff's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

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

Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff wrote 165 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Knolhoff wrote 165 Medicare Part D claims for 99 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 115 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $839 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 56 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024165
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$839
Part D patients99

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

  • Generic161 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims2%

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

  • Opioids19%32 of 165 claims
  • Antibiotics19%32 of 165 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: 562024: 115105%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 2 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

Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff ranks in the 96th percentile for hernia repair - groin (open) in Medicare

Dr. Knolhoff accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 18 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Knolhoff, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Knolhoff ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
62nd percentile46 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
62nd percentile46 procedures
Hernia repair - groin (open)
96th percentile18 procedures

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Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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)

Skin biopsy: 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. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff received $6,355 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 31 general payments to Dr. Knolhoff from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,981.

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

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

$6.4Kin total
  • Education$4,00063%
  • Travel and lodging$1,84929%
  • Food and beverage$5068%

Companies that paid Dr. Knolhoff 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. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Dr. Knolhoff graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2008.

  1. Medical schoolSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff'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)
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. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff's NPI number?

Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff's NPI number is 1225367121. It was assigned on December 24, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff?

Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff is a general surgeon in Columbus, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff practice?

Dr. Knolhoff practices at 101 Hospital Dr, Columbus, NC 28722. Dr. Knolhoff's primary practice is St Lukes Hospital Columbus in Columbus, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Knolhoff to 1 hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 rural health clinic.

What is Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Knolhoff is (828) 681-2102.

What is Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff's medical license number?

Dr. Knolhoff holds North Carolina license 2022-03305.

Which hospitals is Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff affiliated with?

Dr. Knolhoff is affiliated with AdventHealth Polk. Dmand AI links Dr. Knolhoff to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff part of?

Dr. Knolhoff is linked to AdventHealth Hendersonville. Dmand AI links Dr. Knolhoff to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Knolhoff billed Medicare for 153 services in 2024, and Dr. Knolhoff accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff see?

CMS counts 113 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Knolhoff in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Knolhoff's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (43239), surgery: digestive system (45380) and hospital inpatient care (99222).

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Where did Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff go to medical school?

Dr. Knolhoff graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2008.

What drugs does Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Knolhoff's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Metronidazole.

Has Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $6,355 in general payments to Dr. Knolhoff from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Joshua Bruce Knolhoff been practicing?

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

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