Dr. Kristoffer R West , MD
Surgery • St George, UT
617 E Riverside Dr Ste 302
St George, UT 847908722
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on July 15, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,131 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 63048 — Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment: 136 service units.
- G0180 — Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and: 122 service units.
- 63047 — Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment: 86 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 20 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 269 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Mupirocin — 149 prescription fills, including refills.
- Celecoxib — 34 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cephalexin — 31 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in St George, UT (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 279. Middle half: 128 to 333.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Utah (2024, 134 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 105. Middle half: 46 to 210.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,328 in 2020 to 1,131 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
617 E Riverside Dr Ste 302
St George, UT 847908722
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Huntsman West Spine Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
George Washington University School Of Medicine
2007
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
313 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $479,442 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $380,671 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
270 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$2,566 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,169.14 across 54 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,169.14 across 54 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $1,038.68 across 50 records.
- DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.: $106.83 across 3 records.
- Abbott Laboratories: $23.63 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
19 years (graduated 2007)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2007 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2008
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. West has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. West as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in St George and Utah
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in St George, UT (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 279. Middle half: 128 to 333.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Utah (2024, 134 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 105. Middle half: 46 to 210.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in St George, UT (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $50,056. Middle half: $17,250 to $59,015.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Utah (2024, 134 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,408. Middle half: $5,207 to $29,021.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in St George, UT (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,884. Middle half: $12,619 to $45,468.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Utah (2024, 134 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,525. Middle half: $3,905 to $22,669.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Utah (2024, 133 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 46. Middle half: 25 to 102.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in St George have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Utah (2024, 133 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $211. Middle half: $82 to $999.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in St George have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
12 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in St George, UT (259 in Utah).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in St George
25% of these 12 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
83.3% of these 12 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 15% from 1,328 in 2020 to 1,131 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,328
- 2021: 1,128
- 2022: 1,176
- 2023: 1,184
- 2024: 1,131
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 13% from $553,564 in 2020 to $479,442 in 2024.
- 2020: $553,564
- 2021: $435,795
- 2022: $466,213
- 2023: $477,194
- 2024: $479,442
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 14% from $440,389 in 2020 to $380,671 in 2024.
- 2020: $440,389
- 2021: $348,736
- 2022: $372,767
- 2023: $380,676
- 2024: $380,671
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 33% from 400 in 2020 to 269 in 2024.
- 2020: 400
- 2021: 438
- 2022: 526
- 2023: 461
- 2024: 269
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 33% from 400 in 2020 to 270 in 2024.
- 2020: 400
- 2021: 438
- 2022: 526
- 2023: 463
- 2024: 270
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 46% from $4,737 in 2020 to $2,566 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,737
- 2021: $4,786
- 2022: $5,842
- 2023: $4,587
- 2024: $2,566
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 11% from $1,053.03 in 2021 to $1,169.14 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,053.03
- 2022: $960.57
- 2023: $1,592.11
- 2024: $1,284.87
- 2025: $1,169.14
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 54 records totaling $1,169.14.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $47.24 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $43.21 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $39.71 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Artisan | General | $34.21 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Artisan | General | $33.92 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Artisan | General | $31.60 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CoverEdge 32 | General | $30.70 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Artisan | General | $30.70 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $29.19 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $29.01 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $25.46 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $25.12 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $24.74 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $24.20 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $24.00 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $23.91 |
| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ETERNA | General | $23.63 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $23.60 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $23.52 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $23.42 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $22.91 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $22.50 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $21.83 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $20.95 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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General - Pain Management | General | $20.93 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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63048
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment
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136 | 85 | $560.00 | $200.35 |
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G0180
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
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122 | 120 | $76.50 | $50.72 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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86 | 86 | $2865.99 | $586.25 |
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63685
Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver
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86 | 86 | $930.00 | $210.53 |
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22612
Fusion of spine in lower back
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80 | 80 | $4137.00 | $1514.76 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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78 | 56 | $657.00 | $241.55 |
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61783
Computer-assisted spinal procedure
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70 | 69 | $620.00 | $220.19 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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65 | 65 | $307.00 | $159.66 |
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63655
Removal of spine bone for insertion of neurostimulator electrode plate in spine
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58 | 58 | $2157.00 | $800.67 |
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22614
Fusion of additional segment of spine
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56 | 41 | $1366.59 | $371.55 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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54 | 51 | $179.00 | $120.38 |
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22558
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc
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45 | 45 | $3996.71 | $699.80 |
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22845
Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments
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38 | 38 | $1939.00 | $690.04 |
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22842
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments
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37 | 37 | $2023.00 | $724.61 |
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22840
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck
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33 | 33 | $2014.00 | $702.00 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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33 | 28 | $154.00 | $86.24 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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17 | 17 | $194.29 | $105.53 |
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22585
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc
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13 | 13 | $729.23 | $299.13 |
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22551
Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc
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12 | 12 | $4482.00 | $1628.67 |
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63688
Removal or revision of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver
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12 | 12 | $957.00 | $180.18 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 149 | 1,753 | $1,194.28 | 147 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 34 | 1,050 | $552.12 | 11 |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 31 | 217 | $219.70 | 30 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 27 | 151 | $395.32 | 22 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 17 | 230 | $104.61 | 16 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 11 | 75 | $99.71 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20140507001124
UT
5092962423
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Huntsman West Spine Llc
617 E Riverside Dr, St George, UT 847908722
Phone: 4356526024
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
NPBC
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 617 E RIVERSIDE DR STE 302, ST GEORGE, UT 847908722 (Tel: 4356526024)
Registered at 617 E RIVERSIDE DR STE 302, ST GEORGE, UT 847908722 (Tel: 4356526024)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 230 N 1680 E, STE I1, ST GEORGE, UT 847902579 (Tel: 4356526024)
Registered at 230 N 1680 E, STE I1, ST GEORGE, UT 847902579 (Tel: 4356526024)
Recorded as KRISTOFFER WEST, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: UT 86358401205)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in St George
- Dr. Daniel Wilkinson, MD
- Dr. John Miller, MD
- Dr. Brad Myers, MD
- Dr. Hope Burkett, DO
- Dr. John Sutherland, MD
- Dr. James Speakman, MD
Mailing Address
617 E Riverside Dr Ste 302
St George, UT 847908722
Phone: 4356526024