Deactivated NPI 1962409938 Deactivated / Inactive NPI Male Practitioner

Dr. Thomas R. Knutson , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Escondido, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

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Notice of NPI Deactivation & Inactive Practice Status

According to official public domain records published by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) in the National Provider Identifier (NPPES) Registry, Dr. Thomas Knutson has officially deactivated this NPI record and ceased active healthcare practice.

Registration / Start Date July 05, 2005

NPI Deactivation Date March 20, 2006

Total Practice Duration ~24 Years of Practice (1982 – 2006)

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Thomas Knutson, MD was a registered Orthopaedic Surgery in Escondido, CA. Prior to record deactivation on 2006-03-20, Dr. Knutson completed approximately 24 years of clinical practice following graduation from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1982.

Dr. Knutson was affiliated with Arch Health Partners Inc and accepted Medicare assignment.

Historical Medicare Part B clinical services included injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit. Public procedure reimbursement records and service volume details are provided below for historical transparency.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1955 Citracado Pkwy
Suite 200

Escondido, CA 920294110

Telephone 7607434789

Fax 7607434779

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Hidden Valley Surgical Med. Group, Inc. Facility NPI 1063579423

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Loma Linda University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1982

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Escondido, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

44 Yrs +9.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 34.3 Yrs

State Avg: 28.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

5 Specialists

Practicing in Escondido, CA (2527 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

62.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Knutson (44 Years) 44 Yrs

Escondido Specialty Average (34.3 Years) 34.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1010 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	12,295	141	$0.26	$0.13
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,112	30	$20.00	$8.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	664	434	$255.16	$97.32
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	385	308	$117.85	$46.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	373	278	$351.92	$136.26
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	338	210	$190.51	$75.72
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	256	194	$133.55	$53.91
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	210	180	$104.90	$38.33
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	120	120	$291.61	$118.66
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	101	101	$476.80	$176.87
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	98	72	$61.00	$9.66
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	83	77	$3494.05	$1308.97
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	80	76	$3541.38	$1330.96
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	32	30	$149.44	$61.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,496	37	$20.00	$9.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	603	378	$246.00	$136.77
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	484	360	$168.00	$97.05
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	453	343	$85.09	$46.56
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	385	195	$61.00	$11.76
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	377	234	$157.27	$77.30
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	293	221	$98.00	$53.93
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	147	135	$66.00	$39.26
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	113	113	$309.00	$177.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	98	98	$224.00	$119.90
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	93	91	$2538.00	$1334.19
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	73	72	$2573.79	$1353.93
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	41	34	$105.00	$61.47
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	30	12	$31.00	$7.79
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	26	26	$68.00	$45.62
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	12	11	$146.00	$97.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,112	25	$20.00	$10.07
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	546	395	$246.00	$138.51
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	433	337	$85.00	$47.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	409	273	$168.00	$98.47
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	349	230	$157.05	$79.08
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	347	199	$61.00	$10.97
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	280	220	$98.00	$54.38
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	221	221	$309.00	$178.18
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	135	112	$66.00	$39.53
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	85	80	$2567.86	$1368.82
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	55	52	$2562.08	$1366.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	35	$224.00	$121.02
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	30	30	$146.00	$93.27
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	30	29	$105.00	$62.08
72120 X-ray lower and sacral spine including bending views 2 or 3 views	16	16	$79.00	$47.42
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	14	14	$68.00	$46.12
29881 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope	11	11	$1022.00	$586.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,064	27	$20.00	$10.80
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	659	440	$246.00	$141.26
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	492	357	$83.02	$46.42
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	422	296	$164.37	$99.48
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	370	246	$154.53	$77.76
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	367	214	$59.53	$10.66
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	302	239	$98.00	$53.35
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	242	242	$309.00	$181.57
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	165	128	$66.00	$39.26
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	103	95	$2574.96	$1395.85
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	96	91	$2552.33	$1384.65
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	47	46	$105.00	$61.28
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	39	39	$68.00	$45.47
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	34	$219.88	$122.08
29881 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope	15	15	$1022.00	$563.03
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	11	11	$146.00	$100.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,584	24	$20.00	$10.83
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	567	378	$246.00	$117.26
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	341	224	$140.37	$72.29
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	323	235	$155.79	$81.09
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	319	183	$55.85	$11.53
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	276	218	$77.81	$43.71
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	212	175	$98.00	$50.81
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	203	203	$309.00	$174.28
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	161	129	$66.00	$36.69
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	85	78	$2627.58	$1510.73
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	57	56	$2602.64	$1469.32
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	40	40	$70.00	$43.59
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	37	35	$105.00	$56.73
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	13	13	$68.00	$42.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,824	28	$20.00	$11.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	574	374	$145.63	$78.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	474	341	$222.10	$114.50
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	367	240	$137.73	$67.69
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	347	205	$52.95	$12.12
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	345	269	$73.96	$40.46
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	257	201	$94.08	$46.82
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	236	236	$309.00	$169.99
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	198	160	$63.15	$35.17
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	108	101	$2620.25	$1447.18
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	65	64	$2578.06	$1424.07
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$204.00	$113.86
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	50	49	$70.00	$40.08
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	26	25	$105.00	$54.34

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,704	41	$20.00	$11.66
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	692	414	$139.00	$76.51
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	507	210	$50.00	$12.91
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	395	242	$136.71	$68.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	391	320	$204.00	$112.33
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	295	232	$70.00	$38.58
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	260	205	$85.51	$44.56
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	190	158	$60.00	$33.28
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	158	158	$309.00	$170.08
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	106	102	$2573.92	$1403.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	82	$204.00	$112.62
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	68	64	$2557.67	$1388.22
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	45	45	$70.00	$38.63
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	17	17	$95.00	$52.68
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	15	12	$56.00	$31.59
29881 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope	14	12	$1022.00	$520.23
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	13	13	$68.00	$37.70

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	3,217	50	$20.00	$12.29
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	677	401	$139.09	$75.72
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	450	269	$130.70	$67.47
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	443	220	$50.00	$10.96
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	326	256	$70.52	$37.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	323	259	$203.64	$110.75
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	267	219	$60.52	$32.75
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	234	188	$81.18	$43.85
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	168	168	$308.55	$167.37
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	101	101	$204.14	$111.77
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	91	86	$2666.16	$1453.29
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	63	58	$2814.67	$1398.86
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	35	35	$77.00	$42.21
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	23	23	$70.22	$38.12
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	20	16	$56.20	$30.82
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	18	17	$95.00	$51.90
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	12	12	$257.50	$139.25

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License CA G50268

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

1962409938 (CA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Medical License

G50268 (CA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Npi Number

1962409938 (CA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Arch Health Partners Inc

15611 Pomerado Rd, Poway, CA 920642437

Phone: 8586753100

Arch Health Partners Inc

2125 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA 920294159

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

5 Associated Practitioners

Alexis Crawford , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1083349955

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Katherine Stewart , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1215480637

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Alvin Shieh , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Trauma

NPI 1316322100

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Lorra Sharp , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Trauma

NPI 1689689176

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Julian Anthony , MD

Urology

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

7 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location March 24, 2016

Registered at 1955 CITRACADO PKWY, SUITE 200, ESCONDIDO, CA 920294110 (Tel: 7607434789)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 24, 2016

Registered at 15611 POMERADO RD, FIFTH FLOOR, POWAY, CA 920642437 (Tel: 8586732574)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 24, 2016

Recorded as THOMAS KNUTSON, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 24, 2016

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #G50268 in CA)

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NPI Profile Reactivated March 29, 2006

Record officially reactivated for active practice on March 29, 2006

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NPI Profile Deactivated March 20, 2006

Record deactivated on March 20, 2006

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 05, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1962409938

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 05, 2005

Last Update: March 24, 2016

Deactivation Date: March 20, 2006

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

15611 Pomerado Rd, Fifth Floor

Poway, CA 920642437

Phone: 8586732574

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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