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Dr. John M. Chipko JR., M.D.

Trauma Surgery (Trauma Surgery Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
15
In the NPI registry since
2011
Medicare patients seen, 2024
109

Licensed in Colorado since 2020, according to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Trauma Surgery Physician primary
    MO license 2019030236 · CO license 0064724 (first issued 2020; expired)
  • Surgery Physician
    FL license TRN17863

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Trauma Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
109
Services billed
198
Patients’ average age
75
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes8349
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes2811
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes1311
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes1111

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Most prescribed drugs, Medicare Part D 2024
DrugPrescriptions
Oxycodone Hcl
Other prescribers in Kansas City, MO
11

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 2 companies reported 2 payments worth $183 in total to this clinician.

By company
Kerecis Limited$147
Teleflex LLC$35.92
By type
Food and Beverage$183

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Missouri →

Other Trauma Surgery clinicians in Kansas City

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated May 11, 2022), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1548553456. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.