NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Orthopaedic Trauma Physician NPI 1174684229 D.O.
Verify on CMS → Adam Kessler, D.O.
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician in Little Rock, Arkansas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 746 in Orthopaedic Trauma Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
92
Medicare Part D claims · 43 beneficiaries · Orthopaedic Trauma Physician avg: 169
MIPS score
99.7/100
▲ 16 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$4.4K
46 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Adam Kessler, D.O. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 99.7/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 92 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 99.7/100
- MIPS score · +16 vs avg
- 92
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥91st
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Adam Kessler, D.O.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1174684229), first enumerated 12/13/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 92 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 99.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$4.4K in reported industry payments (46 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1174684229 · Orthopaedic Trauma Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ELITE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1174684229
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 746
- MIPS-ELITE 99.7/100
- RX-TRACE 92
- BOOK-THIN 4 in Arkansas
- PHOTO-FINISH Barry Davis · ±0.3
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Daniel Cunningha…
Daniel Cunningham
99.3 MIPS pts
- Thomas Jones · n…
Thomas Jones
99.3 MIPS pts
- Kevin Murr · near
Kevin Murr
99.3 MIPS pts
- Kessler · this p…
Kessler · this provider
99.7 MIPS pts
- Barry Davis · hi…
Barry Davis
100 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Adam Kessler, D.O.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
100 ≥ 91st percentile 91% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Adam Kessler, D.O. sits
This provider among orthopaedic trauma physician peers
Across the 239 orthopaedic trauma physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Adam Kessler, D.O. writes more Part D claims than 58% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 95% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one orthopaedic trauma physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Adam Kessler, D.O.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Adam Kessler, D.O. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Adam Kessler, D.O.?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician
Medicare Part D claims
92 46% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
99.7/100 16.2 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Arkansas
How Orthopaedic Trauma Physician compares to other specialties among Arkansas providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Adam Kessler, D.O.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Orthopaedic Trauma Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 99.7/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1174684229 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Orthopaedic Trauma Physician |
| Credentials | D.O. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 12/13/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
99.6644
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
82.3139
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Adam Kessler, D.O. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Arkansas Health Group
Little Rock, AR
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Adam Kessler, D.O.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$4.4K
Largest payer
Trimed, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
92
Total Claims
$2K
Total Drug Cost
43
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 94.8
- Total Day Supply
- 847
- Generic Drug Cost
- $865
- Opioid Claims
- 61 (66.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 11
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.53
- Gender Split
- 72% female / 28% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 44 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician Overview
How Adam Kessler, D.O. fits within the Orthopaedic Trauma Physician landscape nationally.
746
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician Providers in US
51
States with Orthopaedic Trauma Physician
169
Avg Claims per Provider
Adam Kessler, D.O.'s 92 claims are below the specialty average of 169.
Nationwide Orthopaedic Trauma Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Kessler, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (99.7 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Orthopaedic Trauma Physician Providers in Arkansas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arkansas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kessler.
One of 4 Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers enrolled in Arkansas, 3 are shown here.
J. Gruenwald
MD FACS
Little Rock, AR
Dr. Regis Renard
MD
Little Rock, AR
Dr. Michael Weber
M.D.
North Little Rock, AR
Compare Orthopaedic Trauma Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Adam Kessler, D.O.'s specialty? ▼
Adam Kessler, D.O. specializes in Orthopaedic Trauma Physician and practices in Little Rock, Arkansas. Credentials: D.O..
How much does Adam Kessler, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Adam Kessler, D.O. wrote 92 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2K in drug costs for 43 beneficiaries.
What is Adam Kessler, D.O.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Adam Kessler, D.O. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 99.7/100 (Quality: 82.3). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Adam Kessler, D.O. located? ▼
Adam Kessler, D.O. is located at 9500 BAPTIST HEALTH DR STE 210, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 217-3533.
What is Adam Kessler, D.O.'s NPI number? ▼
Adam Kessler, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174684229, issued on 12/13/2006.
Does Adam Kessler, D.O. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Adam Kessler, D.O. had 61 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 66.3%.
How many Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 746 Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Orthopaedic Trauma Physician provider writes 169 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Adam Kessler, D.O. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Adam Kessler, D.O.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Tramadol Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Adam Kessler, D.O. accept Medicare? ▼
Adam Kessler, D.O. appears in CMS Medicare data with 92 Part D claims and 43 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Adam Kessler, D.O.'s credentials? ▼
Adam Kessler, D.O.'s NPI is 1174684229 with credentials D.O.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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