Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 674
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 403
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,184
- Publications
- 17
- Clinical trials
- 4
- Practice address
- 2401 South 31st St, Temple, TX 76504
- Practice phone
- Call (254) 771-8200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple
Skilled Nursing Facility - Hospital-Based · Temple, Texas
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Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt is an orthopedic surgeon in Temple, Texas
Dr. Hitt practices at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple in Temple, Texas.
Dr. Hitt's NPI, 1083674642, was assigned on March 27, 2006. Dr. Hitt graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Hitt holds Texas license H2462.
- NPI
- 1083674642NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1254474463
- NPI enumeration date
- March 27, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (254) 771-8200
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 66
- Medical school graduation
- 1986
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt practices at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple in Temple, Texas
Dr. Hitt's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple, at 2401 South 31st St, Temple, TX 76504 in Bell County. The practice phone is (254) 771-8200.
- Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple2401 South 31st St, Temple, TX 76504 · Bell CountyPhone(254) 771-8200
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Hitt's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple in Temple, Texas. Dr. Hitt is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple. The medical group on file is Baylor Scott & White Temple Roney Bone and Joint Institute, Temple. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hitt to 4 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hitt practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple | Available with a free account |
| +8 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt is one of 1,394 orthopedic surgeons in Texas
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Hitt's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Hitt is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Hitt is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arthritis, bursitis, hip replacement, joint arthropathy, joint pain, knee injury, knee replacement and lower back pain among the conditions Dr. Hitt treats.
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Hitt
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt billed Medicare for 674 services in 2024
CMS data shows 674 Medicare services from Dr. Hitt across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 403 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $168,444 for them.
Dr. Hitt's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3972024: 3843%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2882024: 22721%
- Other services
- 2023: 922024: 6332%
Where Dr. Hitt's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office132%
- In a facility66198%
Dr. Hitt compared with the Texas median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Hitt
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 674vs 1,06237% below
- Medicare patients
- 403vs 24366% above
- Part D claims
- 1,109vs 2195.1 times
Medians across 1,283 orthopedic surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Hitt'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. Kirby Dee Hitt treated 403 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 403 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hitt in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 192 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Hitt's median patient age at 74, with 56% women.
Dr. Hitt's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Hitt's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women23458%
- Men16942%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Hitt's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure74%
- Anxiety25%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
- Diabetes24%
- Chronic kidney disease23%
- Mood disorders22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Hitt's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt wrote 1,184 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Hitt wrote 1,184 Medicare Part D claims for 356 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,109 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,212 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,336 claims across 12 drugs.
Dr. Hitt's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,183 claims100%
- Brand-name and other1 claims0%
Dr. Hitt'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. Hitt's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids69%820 of 1,184 claims
- Antibiotics3%31 of 1,184 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: 1,3362024: 1,10917%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 12 in 2023.
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. Kirby Dee Hitt ranks in the 93rd percentile for knee replacement in Medicare
Dr. Hitt accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 104 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Hitt, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Hitt ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 93rd percentile104 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 77th percentile31 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of tissue: 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. Kirby Dee Hitt has 17 publications on record
Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Hitt, published from 2011 to 2023. 2012 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Knee Prosthesis and Knee Joint. Dr. Hitt has published most often in J Knee Surg. Dr. Hitt's most frequent co-authors are Christopher D. Chaput, MD, Tyler Andrew Britten, MD and Kenneth A. Greene, MD.
Dr. Hitt's papers by year, 2011 to 2023
Topics Dr. Hitt writes about most
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Knee Prosthesis
- Knee Joint
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
- Reoperation
- Femur
- Patient Satisfaction
- Postoperative Complications
Dr. Hitt's most frequent co-authors
- Christopher D. Chaput, MD3 shared papers
- Tyler Andrew Britten, MD2 shared papers
- Kenneth A. Greene, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Hitt
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt has worked on 4 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Hitt to 4 clinical trials. Stryker Orthopaedics sponsors the most, 4.
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Hitt
- Bryce Corban Allen, MD1 shared trial
- Joseph F. Davies, MD1 shared trial
- Stephen J. Incavo, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Hitt
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt received $11,914,714 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,853 general payments to Dr. Hitt from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 87% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $11,911,401.
General payments to Dr. Hitt by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Hitt by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Royalties and licenses$10,338,21087%
- Consulting fees$1,195,15310%
- Travel and lodging$352,5413%
- Food and beverage$28,7980%
- Gifts$120%
Companies that paid Dr. Hitt the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Hitt.
Awards and honors for Dr. Hitt
- Undated
- Super Doc
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Dr. Hitt graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1986.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Hitt is in network with 16 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Baylor Scott and White
- +8 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Hitt accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO10
- PPO8
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicare3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors 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-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt's NPI number?
Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt's NPI number is 1083674642. It was assigned on March 27, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt?
Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt is an orthopedic surgeon in Temple, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt practice?
Dr. Hitt practices at 2401 South 31st St, Temple, TX 76504. Dr. Hitt's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple in Temple, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hitt to 4 hospitals, 3 home health agencies and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Hitt is (254) 771-8200.
What is Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt's medical license number?
Dr. Hitt holds Texas license H2462.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt affiliated with?
Dr. Hitt is affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple. Dmand AI links Dr. Hitt to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt part of?
Dr. Hitt is linked to Baylor Scott & White Temple Roney Bone and Joint Institute, Temple. Dmand AI links Dr. Hitt to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Hitt billed Medicare for 674 services in 2024, and Dr. Hitt accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt see?
CMS counts 403 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hitt in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt board certified?
Yes. Dr. Hitt is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Hitt's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: bones and joints (27447) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt go to medical school?
Dr. Hitt graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 1986.
What drugs does Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Hitt's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Tramadol HCl and Mupirocin.
Has Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $11,914,714 in general payments to Dr. Hitt from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt been practicing?
Dr. Hitt graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.
Does Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt do research?
Dmand AI links 17 publications to Dr. Hitt, published from 2011 to 2023. Dr. Hitt has worked on 4 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt publish with?
Dr. Hitt's most frequent co-authors are Christopher D. Chaput, MD (3 shared papers), Tyler Andrew Britten, MD (2 shared papers) and Kenneth A. Greene, MD (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Kirby Dee Hitt accept?
Dr. Hitt is in network with 16 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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