Andrew Douglas Kersten, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Hendersonville, NC
Andrew Douglas Kersten, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1699975474, issued on Jul 20, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 201300970, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Andrew Douglas Kersten
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- 201300970 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Fleming St, Hendersonville, NC 28791
- Phone
- (828) 294-7793
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 330-2030
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131016000083); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 800 Fleming St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Andrew Douglas Kersten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 201300970Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
501 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 141 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen117 claims
- Meloxicam108 claims
- Amoxicillin77 claims
- Celecoxib56 claims
- Cephalexin51 claims
- Methylprednisolone36 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $13,330.40
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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 3 group practices
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLCHendersonville, NC
- Emergeortho PAHendersonville, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Andrew Douglas Kersten among 86 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in North Carolina
Andrew Douglas Kersten, MD is one of 86 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 54 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 86 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in North Carolina.
All 86 in North Carolina → Every provider in Hendersonville → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Boykin, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011518158633
- Tally Eddings, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011891742086
- Wallace Harris, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011083092167
- Jay Jansen, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011861432759
- Donald Mullis, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011972506848
- Shawn Bonsell, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031558373423
- Charles Maloy, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031043655434
- Robert Wham, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031902269293
Common questions
What is Andrew Douglas Kersten, MD's NPI number?
Andrew Douglas Kersten, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699975474, issued on Jul 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Andrew Douglas Kersten, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Fleming St, Hendersonville, NC, 28791. Phone: (828) 294-7793. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Andrew Douglas Kersten, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 201300970, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Andrew Douglas Kersten, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Andrew Douglas Kersten, MD had 501 Medicare Part D claims for 221 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Andrew Douglas Kersten, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.