Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer, MD

  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Hospitalist
NPI1255385241PAC ID5597898692
Medicare services, 2024
122
Medicare patients, 2024
128
Part D claims, 2024
67
Publications
29
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226
Practice phone
Call (414) 805-3000
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Primary practice

Froedtert Hospital

Hospital · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer is a hospitalist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Dr. Pfeifer practices at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Froedtert ThedaCare Health.

Dr. Pfeifer's NPI, 1255385241, was assigned on May 22, 2006. Dr. Pfeifer graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1999. Dr. Pfeifer holds Wisconsin license 42482.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5597898692
NPI enumeration date
May 22, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(414) 805-3000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

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

Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer practices at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Dr. Pfeifer's primary practice is Froedtert Hospital, at 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226 in Milwaukee County. The practice phone is (414) 805-3000.

  • Froedtert Hospital
    9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226 · Milwaukee CountyPhone(414) 805-3000

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Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Pfeifer's primary practice is Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Froedtert ThedaCare Health. Dr. Pfeifer is also affiliated with Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital. The medical group on file is Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Community Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pfeifer to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pfeifer practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Froedtert HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer is one of 773 hospitalists in Wisconsin

Hospitalist is Dr. Pfeifer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Pfeifer is licensed in Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Hospitalist, WisconsinPrimaryLicense 42482 · taxonomy 208M00000X

Hospitalists near Dr. Pfeifer

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Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer billed Medicare for 122 services in 2024

CMS data shows 122 Medicare services from Dr. Pfeifer across 5 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 128 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,994 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024122
Medicare patients128
Paid by Medicare$11,994
Procedure codes5

Dr. Pfeifer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1022024: 12220%

Dr. Pfeifer compared with the Wisconsin median for hospitalists, 2024

  • Dr. Pfeifer
  • Wisconsin median
Medicare services
122vs 35766% below
Medicare patients
128vs 16522% below
Part D claims
22vs 7872% below

Medians across 743 hospitalists in Wisconsin with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Pfeifer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer treated 128 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 128 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pfeifer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.83, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pfeifer's median patient age at 59, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024128
Average age72
Average risk score1.83
Also on Medicaid19%

Dr. Pfeifer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Pfeifer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7256%
  • Men5644%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Pfeifer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis66%
  4. Diabetes37%
  5. Ischemic heart disease37%
  6. Chronic kidney disease34%
  7. Mood disorders30%
  8. Anxiety27%

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

Dr. Pfeifer's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men37%

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

Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer wrote 67 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Pfeifer wrote 67 Medicare Part D claims for 29 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 22 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $185 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202467
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$185
Part D patients29

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

  • Generic59 claims88%
  • Brand-name and other8 claims12%

Dr. Pfeifer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2016

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

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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

How Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer takes part in Medicare

Dr. Pfeifer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer has 29 publications on record

Dmand AI links 29 papers to Dr. Pfeifer, published from 2015 to 2024. 2015 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Perioperative Care, Quality Improvement and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Pfeifer has published most often in Anesth Analg. Dr. Pfeifer's most frequent co-authors are Barbara A. Slawski, MD, Richard Dennis Urman, MD and Gerald William Smetana, MD.

Papers29
Years published2015 to 2024

Dr. Pfeifer's papers by year, 2015 to 2024

Topics Dr. Pfeifer writes about most

  • Perioperative Care
  • Quality Improvement
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Preoperative Care
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Consensus
  • Elective Surgical Procedures

Dr. Pfeifer's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Pfeifer

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer received $208 in industry payments from 2020 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Pfeifer from 2 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC paid the most, $137.

General payments to Dr. Pfeifer by program year, 2020 to 2022

Companies that paid Dr. Pfeifer the most, 2020 to 2022

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin

Dr. Pfeifer graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1999.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Wisconsin

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer'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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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. Kurt J. Pfeifer's NPI number?

Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer's NPI number is 1255385241. It was assigned on May 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer?

Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer is a hospitalist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).

Where does Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer practice?

Dr. Pfeifer practices at 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226. Dr. Pfeifer's primary practice is Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, part of Froedtert ThedaCare Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pfeifer to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Pfeifer is (414) 805-3000.

What is Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer's medical license number?

Dr. Pfeifer holds Wisconsin license 42482.

Which hospitals is Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer affiliated with?

Dr. Pfeifer practices at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Pfeifer is also affiliated with Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer part of?

Dr. Pfeifer is linked to Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Community Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Pfeifer to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pfeifer billed Medicare for 122 services in 2024, and Dr. Pfeifer accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer see?

CMS counts 128 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pfeifer in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Pfeifer's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99205), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, established patient (99215).

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Where did Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer go to medical school?

Dr. Pfeifer graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1999.

What drugs does Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer prescribe most?

In 2016 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pfeifer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Mupirocin.

Has Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $208 in general payments to Dr. Pfeifer from 2 companies from 2020 to 2022. The largest total came from Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC.

How long has Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer been practicing?

Dr. Pfeifer graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

Does Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer do research?

Dmand AI links 29 publications to Dr. Pfeifer, published from 2015 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Kurt J. Pfeifer publish with?

Dr. Pfeifer's most frequent co-authors are Barbara A. Slawski, MD (10 shared papers), Richard Dennis Urman, MD (10 shared papers) and Gerald William Smetana, MD (6 shared papers).

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