Dr. Kurt J. Kitziger, MD

Dr. Kitziger practices at Texas Health Dallas in Dallas, Texas, part of Texas Health Resources.

Dr. Kitziger's NPI, 1457467789, was assigned on August 21, 2006. Dr. Kitziger graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Kitziger holds Texas license H1124.

Dr. Kitziger's primary practice is Texas Health Dallas, at 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX 75231 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (214) 345-6789.

Dr. Kitziger's primary practice is Texas Health Dallas in Dallas, Texas, part of Texas Health Resources. Dr. Kitziger is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas. The medical group on file is OrthoLoneStar. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kitziger to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

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

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Kitziger's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Kitziger is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Kitziger's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists arthritis, bursitis, chest wall injury, hip replacement, joint arthropathy, joint pain, knee injury and knee replacement among the conditions Dr. Kitziger treats.

CMS data shows 4,530 Medicare services from Dr. Kitziger across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 811 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $270,824 for them.

CMS counts 811 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kitziger in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 400 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 1% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kitziger's median patient age at 72, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kitziger wrote 814 Medicare Part D claims for 343 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 793 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,061 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 865 claims across 10 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Kitziger for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Kitziger accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 12 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Kitziger, more than 39% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Dr. Kitziger, published from 2020 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Acetabulum, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip and Hip Prosthesis. Dr. Kitziger has published most often in J Orthop. Dr. Kitziger's most frequent co-authors are Brian P. Gladnick, MD, Paul C. Peters, MD and Bradford S. Waddell, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 76 general payments to Dr. Kitziger from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,747.

Dr. Kitziger graduated from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - School of Medicine in 1985.

Dr. Kitziger is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.