Benjamin T. Kerns, PA
Physician Assistant · Boise, ID
Benjamin T. Kerns, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Boise, Idaho, and NPI 1659388783, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (Idaho PA-569, as entered in NPPES) with the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin T. Kerns
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA-569 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 703 S Americana Blvd, Boise, ID 83702
- Phone
- (208) 323-2600
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (208) 323-9172
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051031000402); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin T. Kerns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Idaho board licenses this profession
Search for license PA-569Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
424 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 193 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl133 claims
- Hydroxyzine Hcl69 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl50 claims
- Pregabalin47 claims
- Amoxicillin38 claims
- Methylprednisolone14 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: $22,729.01
76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heron Therapeutics, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- St Lukes Clinic-Treasure Valley LLCBoise, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin T. Kerns among 1,250 physician assistant records in Idaho
Benjamin T. Kerns, PA is one of 1,250 physician assistant records with a practice address in Idaho. 87% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2017 among the 961 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
362 physician assistant records list a practice address in Boise
They are 362 of the 9,467 NPPES records with a practice address in Boise, and 1,250 physician assistant records in Idaho.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin T. Kerns, PA's NPI number?
Benjamin T. Kerns, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659388783, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin T. Kerns, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 703 S Americana Blvd, Boise, ID, 83702. Phone: (208) 323-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin T. Kerns, PA's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number PA-569, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin T. Kerns, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin T. Kerns, PA had 424 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.