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Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

1900 Boise Avenue Suite 220
Loveland, CO 80538

(970) 203-2120

Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD is a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO specializing in adult pulmonology.

Office Locations

1900 Boise Avenue Suite 220
Loveland, CO 80538

(970) 203-2120

(970) 203-2125

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“SLEEP SOLUTIONS CAN BE SCARCE Dr. David Kukafka, pulmonologist and sleep expert at Banner Health, said undiagnosed sleep-related medical issues play a large role in drowsy driving, which is...”—"'Drowsy driving is a lot more dangerous than people realize'", Greeley Tribune, September 2018

“OSA affects approximately 20 percent of the total population with 80 percent of that group undiagnosed, said Dr. David Kukafka, sleep expert at Banner Health Medical Group.”—"Banner Medical Group starts home-study for Sleep Apnea", Greeley Tribune, March 2015

“Sleep specialist David Kukafka, M.D., and YVMC Director of Respiratory Care Services Bill Moore will explain several major sleep problems and their treatment.”—"Monday Medical: Sleep disorder can harm health", Steamboat Pilot and Today, July 2010

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

in-lab polysomnography

In 2023, Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD performed more in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Colorado.

Top 10%

By Volume:

CPAP treatment

In 2023, Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD performed more CPAP treatment procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Colorado.

Top 25%

By Volume:

sleep study

In 2012, Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD performed more sleep study procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Colorado.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	94
doctor visit	479
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215
pulmonary testing	98
sleep study	132

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2013 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	121
doctor visit	475
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
pulmonary testing	141
sleep study	188

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	435
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	40
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2014 were sleep study, airway management, pulmonary testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	91
doctor visit	494
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
pulmonary testing	71
sleep study	166

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	42
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2015 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	82
doctor visit	621
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
pulmonary testing	57
sleep study	210

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	510

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	884
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	66
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2016 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	79
doctor visit	537
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
pulmonary testing	84
sleep study	162

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	35
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2017 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	242
doctor visit	652
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72
pulmonary testing	30
sleep study	337

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	594
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	38
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2018 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	327
doctor visit	837
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
sleep study	534

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	454
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	814
Black	0
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	488
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	47
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2019 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	219
doctor visit	596
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
sleep study	404

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	39
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2020 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	113
doctor visit	485
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
sleep study	197

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	331
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	24
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2021 were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	123
doctor visit	503
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
pulmonary testing	27
sleep study	236

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	24
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2022 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	179
doctor visit	516
sleep study	300

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	25
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO during 2023 were sleep study and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	204
doctor visit	475
sleep study	335

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	577
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	19
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD in 2023

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Loveland, CO were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

airway management	156
doctor visit	555
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
pulmonary testing	72
sleep study	266

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	526
Hispanic	32
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	142
85 and over	33
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	318

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David S. Kukafka, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	9
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Colorado.

Licensed In: Colorado

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Resmed Corp	$955 AirCurve $546	AirSense $394	Astral $15
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.	$268 Inspire $268
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$172 Da Vinci Surgical System $172
ZOLL Respicardia, Inc.	$129 remede System $129
Harmony Biosciences LLC	$68 Wakix $68
Other	$203 VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL $22	ANORO ELLIPTA $22	Lonhala Magnair $21	XOLAIR $20	Yupelri $20	Other $99

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,428
Travel and Lodging	$311
Education	$57

Biography

Dr. David Kukafka is a specialist in adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology in Loveland, CO. He studied medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.