Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops, MD

  • Bellingham, WA
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1356334387PAC ID7113814328
Medicare services, 2024
613
Medicare patients, 2024
315
Part D claims, 2024
454
MIPS score, 2024
90
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225
Practice phone
Call (360) 734-5400
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Primary practice

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

Hospital · Bellingham, Washington

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Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops is an otolaryngologist in Bellingham, Washington

Dr. Knops practices at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, part of PeaceHealth.

Dr. Knops' NPI, 1356334387, was assigned on August 24, 2005. Dr. Knops graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Knops holds Washington license MD00031678.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7113814328
NPI enumeration date
August 24, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(360) 734-5400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
63
Medical school graduation
1989

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops practices at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington

Dr. Knops' primary practice is PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, at 2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225 in Whatcom County. The practice phone is (360) 734-5400.

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Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Knops' primary practice is PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, part of PeaceHealth. The medical group on file is Bellingham Ear Nose & Throat. Dmand AI also links Dr. Knops to 1 more hospital and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops' practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops is one of 254 otolaryngologists in Washington

Otolaryngology is Dr. Knops' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Knops is licensed in Washington.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, WashingtonPrimaryLicense MD00031678 · taxonomy 207Y00000X

Otolaryngologists near Dr. Knops

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops billed Medicare for 613 services in 2024

CMS data shows 613 Medicare services from Dr. Knops across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 315 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $56,667 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024613
Medicare patients315
Paid by Medicare$56,667
Procedure codes10

Dr. Knops' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4672024: 40014%
Surgery
2023: 2072024: 18013%
Imaging
2023: 242024: 2017%
Other services
2023: 272024: 1352%

Dr. Knops compared with the Washington median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Dr. Knops
  • Washington median
Medicare services
613vs 40352% above
Medicare patients
315vs 22540% above
Part D claims
377vs 1602.4 times

Medians across 241 otolaryngologists in Washington with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Knops' 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. Joost Lawrence Knops treated 315 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 315 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Knops in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 148 patients. 67% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Knops' median patient age at 52, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024315
Average age75
Average risk score1.08
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Knops' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Knops' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18458%
  • Men13142%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Knops' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol67%
  2. High blood pressure61%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Ischemic heart disease28%
  5. Anxiety22%
  6. Chronic kidney disease21%
  7. Diabetes20%
  8. Mood disorders19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Knops' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 52

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men49%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops wrote 454 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Knops wrote 454 Medicare Part D claims for 185 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 377 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,660 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 331 claims across 9 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024454
Drugs named by CMS11
Total drug cost$6,660
Part D patients185

Dr. Knops' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic452 claims100%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims0%

Dr. Knops' 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. Knops' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids3%14 of 454 claims
  • Antibiotics17%79 of 454 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: 3312024: 37714%

Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 9 in 2023.

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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. Joost Lawrence Knops scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Knops for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Knops accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Knops' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 90of 100Final score
  • 80.6of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops received $778 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Dr. Knops from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $167.

General payments to Dr. Knops by program year, 2016 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Knops the most, 2016 to 2024

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine

Dr. Knops graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 1989.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Washington School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops' NPI number?

Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops' NPI number is 1356334387. It was assigned on August 24, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops?

Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops is an otolaryngologist in Bellingham, Washington. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops practice?

Dr. Knops practices at 2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225. Dr. Knops' primary practice is PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, part of PeaceHealth. Dmand AI also links Dr. Knops to 1 hospital and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Knops is (360) 734-5400.

What is Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops' medical license number?

Dr. Knops holds Washington license MD00031678.

Which hospitals is Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops affiliated with?

Dr. Knops practices at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington. Dmand AI links Dr. Knops to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops part of?

Dr. Knops is linked to Bellingham Ear Nose & Throat.

Does Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Knops billed Medicare for 613 services in 2024, and Dr. Knops accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops' MIPS score?

Dr. Knops' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops see?

CMS counts 315 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Knops in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Knops' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops go to medical school?

Dr. Knops graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 1989.

What drugs does Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Knops' most prescribed drugs by claims were Ipratropium Bromide, Prednisone and Fluticasone Propionate.

Has Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $778 in general payments to Dr. Knops from 13 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Joost Lawrence Knops been practicing?

Dr. Knops graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

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