NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander Peter Kay, MD

Nephrology Physician · San Diego, CA

Alexander Peter Kay, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1598824187, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (California A53122, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598824187
Name
Alexander Peter Kay
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
A53122 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone
(619) 528-5000
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040225001280); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4647 Zion Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Samy Abdou, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1215085006
  2. Samvel Abelyan, PHARMDPharmacist1306629928
  3. Ali Aboutaleb, MDFamily Medicine Physician1821261405
  4. Patricia Achilly, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1932257847
  5. Linda Adams, PAPhysician Assistant1427174689
  6. Mette-Margrethe Adkisson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1528288081

Verify Alexander Peter Kay in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,247 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Alexander Kay2,247
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide249 claims
  2. Calcitriol217 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium164 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate157 claims
  5. Sevelamer Carbonate137 claims
  6. Allopurinol122 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Marcos, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alexander Peter Kay among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California

Alexander Peter Kay, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in California

There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hasan Almohsen, MDSan Diego, CA 921201225666704
  2. Michael Chau, D.O.San Diego, CA 921201588036719
  3. Lo-Ping Chen, MDSan Diego, CA 921201932258290
  4. Patrick Fong, MDSan Diego, CA 921201508925181
  5. Patrick Macapinlac, MDSan Diego, CA 921201619025608
  6. Shagun Chopra-Sonthalia, M.D.San Diego, CA 921211356312219
  7. Jay Channick, M.D.Coronado, CA 921181083912869
  8. Jadwiga Alexiewicz, MDSan Diego, CA 921231760487458

Common questions

What is Alexander Peter Kay, MD's NPI number?

Alexander Peter Kay, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598824187, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander Peter Kay, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 528-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander Peter Kay, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A53122, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alexander Peter Kay, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alexander Peter Kay, MD had 2,247 Medicare Part D claims for 293 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.