Kirk Clifford, MD

About

KIRK CLIFFORD, MD is an orthopedic spine surgery located at 627 25 1/2 RD in GRAND JUNCTION, CO.

Kirk Clifford is one of 28 orthopedic providers listed in GRAND JUNCTION, CO on AdvOrtho.

Practice at a glance

In 2024, 100% of Kirk Clifford's identifiable Medicare procedure volume was spine work. Their most frequent service was insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion for 26 Medicare patients.

Most-performed procedures, 2024

• Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion

  37

  26 patients · near the state median of 45

• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level

  24

  22 patients · below the national median of 49

• Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level

  22

  20 patients · near the national median of 32

• Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc

  16

  16 patients · near the state median of 18

• Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck

  14

  14 patients · near the state median of 16

• Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment

  11

  11 patients · below the state median of 21

Training and practice

Kirk Clifford has been in practice since 2001, after graduating from Yale University School of Medicine.

• Practices with Grand Valley Orthopedics (27 clinicians)
• Affiliated with Community Hospital and Montrose Regional Health

Industry relationships

Manufacturers reported $6,213 in payments and transfers of value to Kirk Clifford in 2024, excluding meals, travel and gifts. Relationships like these are common among surgeons who help design implants or train other clinicians, and companies are required by law to report them.

• royalties on devices or techniques they helped develop

  $6,213

Reported by Nexus Spine, LLC, Arthrex, Inc., Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC and others.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2024, as reported by manufacturers. Disclosure is required by law and does not indicate anything improper. Figures reflect what companies reported and may include work unrelated to patient care. Providers who believe a figure is wrong should take it up with CMS, and can contact us about how it appears here.

Registry record

• Licensed in Colorado
• Practices within a group or organization

Credentials: Doctor of Medicine (MD)

An MD degree indicates completion of a medical doctorate program focused on allopathic medicine. MDs complete four years of medical school followed by residency training in their chosen specialty. Orthopedic surgery residencies typically last five years and include extensive training in surgical and non-surgical treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.