Dr. John G. Westkaemper, MD

Dr. Westkaemper practices at Arlington Orthopedic Associates in Arlington, Texas.

Dr. Westkaemper's NPI, 1932149846, was assigned on June 8, 2006. Dr. Westkaemper graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 1990. Dr. Westkaemper holds Texas license J0358.

Dr. Westkaemper's primary practice is Arlington Orthopedic Associates, at 800 Orthopedic Way, Arlington, TX 76015 in Tarrant County. The practice phone is (817) 375-5200.

Dr. Westkaemper's primary practice is Arlington Orthopedic Associates in Arlington, Texas. Dr. Westkaemper is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic and Spine Hospital - Arlington. The medical group on file is Arlington Orthopedic Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Westkaemper to 2 more hospitals 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. Westkaemper practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hand surgery is Dr. Westkaemper's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Westkaemper is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Westkaemper's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint cyst and minor injury to a limb among the conditions Dr. Westkaemper treats.

CMS data shows 955 Medicare services from Dr. Westkaemper across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 276 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $42,610 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 276 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Westkaemper in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 131 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Westkaemper's median patient age at 59, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Westkaemper wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims for 104 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 111 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $710 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 115 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Westkaemper for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Westkaemper accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

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)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Westkaemper. The most frequent topics are Elbow Joint and Range of Motion, Articular. Dr. Westkaemper has published most often in J Hand Surg Am.

CMS Open Payments shows 155 general payments to Dr. Westkaemper from 41 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Pylant Medical paid the most, $2,691.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Westkaemper, most recently Regional Top Doctor in 2014.

Dr. Westkaemper graduated from Perelman School of Medicine - Philadelphia in 1990.

Dr. Westkaemper is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.