Dr. Kirsten M. Newhams, MD

Dr. Newhams practices at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health.

Dr. Newhams' NPI, 1588923932, was assigned on May 4, 2012. Dr. Newhams graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 2012. Dr. Newhams holds Pennsylvania license MD461997.

Dr. Newhams' primary practice is Allegheny General Hospital, at 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 359-3131.

Dr. Newhams' primary practice is Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health. Dr. Newhams is also affiliated with West Penn Hospital. The medical group on file is AHN Primary Care - Family Med Associates at H+W Pavilion Bethel Park. Dmand AI also links Dr. Newhams to 2 more hospitals, 1 breast imaging center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Newhams practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Newhams' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Newhams is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 333 Medicare services from Dr. Newhams across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 171 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,920 for them.

CMS counts 171 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Newhams in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 95 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Newhams' median patient age at 66, with 62% women.

In 2024, Dr. Newhams wrote 226 Medicare Part D claims for 68 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 188 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,763 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 114 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Newhams for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Newhams accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Newhams as offering telehealth. CMS counts 129 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Newhams, more than 82% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Newhams, published from 2019 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Gastroesophageal Reflux, Laparoscopy and Adenocarcinoma. Dr. Newhams has published most often in Surg Endosc. Dr. Newhams' most frequent co-authors are Shahin Ayazi, MD, Toshitaka Hoppo, MD, PhD and David Diehl, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 141 general payments to Dr. Newhams from 23 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 36% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $7,395.

Dr. Newhams graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 2012.