Kirk Puttlitz, MD

Primary specialty

Interventional Pain Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 208VP0014X

License

26875 Issued in AZ

Practice address

18444 N 25TH Ave
Ste 210
Phoenix, AZ 85023-1264

Phone

(623) 537-5600

Fax

(866) 939-2673

NPI assigned

Jan 30, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AZ

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Education

State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, 1995

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Center for Orthopedic Research and Education LLCGroup PAC ID 0345287322, 247 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• The Core Institute Specialty Hosp Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, CCN 030108

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

85.65 of 100Reported as group

Quality

76.23

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

75.95

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: kirk.puttlitz.1@22724.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Center for Orthopedic Research and Education, LLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • NPI 1427095801

  Pain Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Center for Orthopedic Research and Education LLC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Flagstaff, AZ
  • NPI 1063251056
  NPD
• Arizona Neurological Institute, PC

  • Neurology Physician
  • Sun City, AZ
  • NPI 1669540662

  Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

  NPD (past)
• Sunterra Oncology Associates LLC

  • Specialist
  • Sun City, AZ
  • NPI 1386704179
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Surgical Specialty Hospital of Arizona, LLC

  • Special Hospital
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • NPI 1902881295
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Lester R Putney
• Marisa J Putrasahan, PA-C
• Allison Putt, FNP-C
• Putting U First Integrative Behavioral Health & Wellness
• Putting U First LLC
• Mary Elizabeth Putz, MD
• PV Mountain Medical PLLC
• PV Surgical Associates, PLLC
• Pvahcs
• PVD Medical PLLC

• Interventional Pain Medicine Physician in Phoenix, AZ
• Providers in Phoenix, AZ by specialty
• Interventional Pain Medicine Physician in Arizona

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 8, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.