Dr. Peter Kennedy Krone, MD

Dr. Krone practices at Lake Granbury Medical Center in Granbury, Texas, part of Community Health.

Dr. Krone's NPI, 1164429288, was assigned on July 5, 2005. Dr. Krone graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Krone holds Texas license L4507.

Dr. Krone's primary practice is Lake Granbury Medical Center, at 1310 Paluxy Rd, Granbury, TX 76048 in Hood County. The practice phone is (817) 573-2683.

Dr. Krone's primary practice is Lake Granbury Medical Center in Granbury, Texas, part of Community Health. The medical group on file is Lakeside Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Krone to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Krone practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Krone's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Krone is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Krone's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Arizona, California and New Mexico.

Dmand AI lists appendectomy, cancerous skin growth removal, colonoscopy, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal, gastrointestinal bleeding and groin hernia surgery among the conditions Dr. Krone treats.

CMS data shows 426 Medicare services from Dr. Krone across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 340 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,744 for them.

CMS counts 340 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Krone in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 193 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Krone's median patient age at 73, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Krone wrote 291 Medicare Part D claims for 220 patients. 53% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 247 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $22,234 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 292 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Krone for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Krone accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 21 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Krone, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Krone in 2015. Dr. Krone's most frequent co-authors are Christopher James Cottrell, MD, Leah A. Dill, DO and Danny Gene Lister, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 73 general payments to Dr. Krone from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,402.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Krone, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Krone graduated from University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Krone is a member of ACS.

Dr. Krone is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.