Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle, MD

  • Durham, NC
  • Transplant surgery physician
NPI1013971670PAC ID2668548868
Medicare services, 2024
35
Medicare patients, 2024
36
Part D claims, 2024
25
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$84,321
Practice address
2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Practice phone
Call (919) 620-4855
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc.

Durham, North Carolina

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Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle is a transplant surgery physician in Durham, North Carolina

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

Dr. Knechtle's NPI, 1013971670, was assigned on April 12, 2006. Dr. Knechtle holds Georgia license 061110.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2668548868
NPI enumeration date
April 12, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(919) 620-4855
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
74
Medical school graduation
1978

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

Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle practices at Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc. in Durham, North Carolina

Dr. Knechtle'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. Stuart J. Knechtle is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Knechtle's primary practice is Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc. in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Knechtle is also affiliated with Duke University Hospital. The medical group on file is Duke Health Integrated Practice. Dmand AI also links Dr. Knechtle to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Knechtle practices, 2 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
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle is one of 15 transplant surgery physicians in North Carolina

Transplant surgery is Dr. Knechtle's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 204F00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Knechtle's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Transplant surgery, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 061110 · taxonomy 204F00000X
  • Wisconsin licenseLicense 30135

Transplant surgery physicians near Dr. Knechtle

Counts of transplant surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

15transplant surgery physicians in North Carolina
3transplant surgery physicians in Durham

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

Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle billed Medicare for 35 services in 2024

CMS data shows 35 Medicare services from Dr. Knechtle across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 36 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,829 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202435
Medicare patients36
Paid by Medicare$17,829
Procedure codes3

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 02024: 22
Office and hospital visits
2023: 172024: 1324%

Dr. Knechtle compared with the North Carolina median for transplant surgery physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Knechtle
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
35vs 10767% below
Medicare patients
36vs 4825% below
Part D claims
15vs 4768% below

Medians across 15 transplant surgery physicians in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Knechtle'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. Stuart J. Knechtle treated 36 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 50

CMS counts 36 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Knechtle in 2024. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 8.97, 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. Knechtle's median patient age at 51, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 202436
Average age50
Average risk score8.97
Also on Medicaid33%

Dr. Knechtle's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1439%
  • Men2261%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes67%
  5. Heart failure44%
  6. Anxiety31%
  7. Ischemic heart disease31%

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

Dr. Knechtle's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 51

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men48%

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

Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Knechtle wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $119 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 62 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 202425
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$119

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

  • Generic21 claims84%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims16%

Dr. Knechtle's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2019 to 2022

  • 2019
  • 2022
Claims for drugs CMS names
2019: 622022: 1576%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2022, 3 in 2019.

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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. Stuart J. Knechtle takes part in Medicare

Dr. Knechtle 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. Stuart J. Knechtle received $84,321 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 52 general payments to Dr. Knechtle from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $28,007. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $739 in 2022.

General payments to Dr. Knechtle by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Knechtle by kind, 2016 to 2024

$84.3Kin total
  • Consulting fees$53,98164%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$14,37817%
  • Honoraria$8,86711%
  • Travel and lodging$5,7687%
  • Food and beverage$1,3272%

Companies that paid Dr. Knechtle the most, 2016 to 2024

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

Sources for Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle'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 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle's NPI number?

Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle's NPI number is 1013971670. It was assigned on April 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle?

Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle is a transplant surgery physician in Durham, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Transplant Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 204F00000X).

Where does Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle practice?

Dr. Knechtle practices at 2351 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705. Dr. Knechtle's primary practice is Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc. in Durham, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Knechtle to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle's office phone number?

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

What is Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle's medical license number?

Dr. Knechtle holds Georgia license 061110, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Knechtle in Georgia and Wisconsin.

Which hospitals is Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle affiliated with?

Dr. Knechtle is affiliated with Duke University Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle part of?

Dr. Knechtle is linked to Duke Health Integrated Practice.

Does Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Knechtle billed Medicare for 35 services in 2024, and Dr. Knechtle accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle see?

CMS counts 36 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Knechtle in 2024, with an average age of 50.

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What services does Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Knechtle's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99239), surgery: urinary system (50323) and surgery: urinary system (50360).

What drugs does Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle prescribe most?

In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Knechtle's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim.

Has Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $84,321 in general payments to Dr. Knechtle from 9 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.

How long has Dr. Stuart J. Knechtle been practicing?

Dr. Knechtle graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.

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