Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Thomas R. Knutson, MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1962409938

Thomas R. Knutson, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Escondido, California. Graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1982, 44 years ago. Accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
44
Trained at
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1955 Citracado Pkwy Ste 200
Escondido, CA 92029-4110 Not confirmed with CMS for 10 years — call before visiting
Phone: (760) 743-4789
Fax: (760) 743-4779
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Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence G50268 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1962409938
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 5, 2005
Last updated in NPPESMarch 24, 2016

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolLOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1982 (44 years in practice)
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Knee replacement 57 times · 82nd percentile
Hip replacement 37 times · 81st percentile
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients682
Services billed 17,214 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

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