NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amanda Lynn Kester, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Omaha, NE

Amanda Lynn Kester, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Omaha, Nebraska, and NPI 1740249176, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 23394, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; 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
1740249176
Name
Amanda Lynn Kester
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
23394 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
17520 Wright St, Omaha, NE 68130
Phone
(402) 991-5353
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(402) 991-5444
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060418000610); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2004
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 17520 Wright St

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

  1. Angela Law, MDFamily Medicine Physician1336294487

Verify Amanda Lynn Kester in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
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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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3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,450 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 83 claims were for opioids.

  1. Amanda Kester3,450
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium271 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium234 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate134 claims
  4. Omeprazole101 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl99 claims
  6. Lisinopril95 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $86.84

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Amanda Kester$86.84
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Essential Family Medicine OF Omaha LLCOmaha, NE
  2. Select Rehabilitation, LLCGlenview, IL

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

Amanda Lynn Kester among 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska

Amanda Lynn Kester, M.D. is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 77% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 789 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

461 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Omaha

They are 461 of the 33,911 NPPES records with a practice address in Omaha, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Beer, M.D.Omaha, NE 681301457400699
  2. J Cook, M.D.Omaha, NE 681301780659367
  3. James Dunning, M.D.Omaha, NE 681301326198318
  4. Maen Haddadin, M.D.Omaha, NE 681301316097314
  5. Nathan Haecker, MDOmaha, NE 681301134135130
  6. George Head, MDOmaha, NE 681301063487379
  7. David Keller, M.D.Omaha, NE 681301871651968
  8. Angela Law, MDOmaha, NE 681301336294487

Common questions

What is Amanda Lynn Kester, M.D.'s NPI number?

Amanda Lynn Kester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740249176, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amanda Lynn Kester, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17520 Wright St, Omaha, NE, 68130. Phone: (402) 991-5353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amanda Lynn Kester, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 23394, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Amanda Lynn Kester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amanda Lynn Kester, M.D. had 3,450 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.