Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Canton, GA
Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Canton, Georgia, and NPI 1518949528, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 050647, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 050647 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Medical Lane, Canton, GA 30114
- Phone
- (770) 345-2300
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 345-2330
- Medicaid ID
- 00958009A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080514000652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 3,911 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Verify Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 050647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
14,600 Medicare Part D claims for 1,225 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 260 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium554 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate416 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium416 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium375 claims
- Alprazolam368 claims
- Trazodone Hcl334 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 14.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $424.33
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Physiotherapy Associates IncWoodstock, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler, M.D. is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Canton
They are 18 of the 1,331 NPPES records with a practice address in Canton, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518949528, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Medical Lane, Canton, GA, 30114. Phone: (770) 345-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 050647, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler, M.D. had 14,600 Medicare Part D claims for 1,225 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander Tkeshelashvili Kessler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 14.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.