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Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR

(Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD)

(3001 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Professional interests include: spine problems, facet injection, sympathetic nerve block, and more.

10494 W. Thunderbird Boulevard Suite 102
Sun City, AZ 85351

1-866-974-2673

Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR is an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ specializing in interventional pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR is affiliated with The CORE Institute and The CORE Institute.

Office Locations

The CORE Institute

10494 W. Thunderbird Boulevard Suite 102
Sun City, AZ 85351

1-866-974-2673

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18444 N. 25th Avenue Suite 210
Phoenix, AZ 85023

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2012 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	79
doctor visit	762
injections	525
minimally invasive procedures	79
nerve block	340
nerve procedures	79
pain management	525
spinal procedures	385

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	109
doctor visit	946
injections	518
minimally invasive procedures	70
nerve block	270
nerve procedures	70
pain management	479
spinal procedures	347

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	28
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	61
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	371
injections	263
minimally invasive procedures	32
nerve block	137
nerve procedures	32
pain management	234
spinal procedures	186

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	24
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	97
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	578
injections	424
minimally invasive procedures	51
nerve block	229
nerve procedures	51
pain management	378
spinal procedures	293

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	604
Black	32
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	46
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2016 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	728
injections	426
minimally invasive procedures	75
nerve block	268
nerve procedures	75
pain management	434
spinal procedures	324

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	28
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	44
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2017 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	782
injections	432
minimally invasive procedures	127
nerve block	260
nerve procedures	127
pain management	490
spinal procedures	257

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	27
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	44
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2018 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
doctor visit	923
injections	410
minimally invasive procedures	133
nerve block	314
nerve procedures	133
pain management	470
spinal procedures	232

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	18
Hispanic	31
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	35
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2019 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	96
doctor visit	917
injections	491
minimally invasive procedures	173
nerve block	404
nerve procedures	173
pain management	548
spinal procedures	209

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	16
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	32
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2020 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
doctor visit	961
injections	228
minimally invasive procedures	103
nerve block	96
nerve procedures	103
pain management	271
spinal procedures	138

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	20
Hispanic	29
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	29
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2021 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	56
doctor visit	909
injections	220
minimally invasive procedures	52
nerve block	105
nerve procedures	52
pain management	216
spinal procedures	138

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	15
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	24
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2022 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	67
doctor visit	897
injections	272
minimally invasive procedures	72
nerve block	107
nerve procedures	72
pain management	277
spinal procedures	164

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	16
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	26
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ during 2023 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

aspiration	64
doctor visit	695
injections	218
minimally invasive procedures	53
nerve block	65
nerve procedures	53
pain management	207
spinal procedures	115

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	22
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated as an interventional pain specialist in Sun City, AZ were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	74
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	789
injections	368
minimally invasive procedures	85
nerve block	216
nerve procedures	85
pain management	377
spinal procedures	232

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR.

**Gender**
Female	233
Male	160

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	330
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	25
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	113
85 and over	29
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	187

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He completed residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board-Certified and has a state license in Arizona.

Residency: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board-Certified

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The CORE Institute

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 3001 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR from all over the web to help you find the right in Sun City, AZ.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2017-07-24

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,109 PAIN MANAGEMENT $1,087	DBS $23
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$389 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $263	ADAPTIVESTIM $126
Halyard Health, Inc.	$373 CHRONIC PAIN RADIOFREQ PRODUCTS $373
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$234 VBA $139	Orthopaedics $42	Vertebral Body Augmentation $37	VERTECEM $17
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$212 HYSINGLA ER $139	INTERMEZZO $28	BUTRANS $18	OXYCONTIN $11	$16
Other	$630 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $150	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $87	AMRIX $60	MOVANTIK $39	XTAMPZA $34	Other $261

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,327
Travel and Lodging	$621

Biography

Dr. Kirk Puttlitz is a physician who specializes in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and interventional pain medicine. Dr. Puttlitz studied medicine at SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. For his professional training, Dr. Puttlitz completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with Emory University. He has a special interest in facet injection, spine problems, and sympathetic nerve block. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Puttlitz's distinctions include: Dean s List of Academic Excellence; Guide to America s Top Physicians; and Edition, Consumers Research Council of America. He is affiliated with The CORE Institute.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk Puttlitz, MD, FAAPMR From 2012 - 2023

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