Benjamin Kiesel, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lake Forest, IL
Benjamin Kiesel, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lake Forest, Illinois, and NPI 1679947535, issued on Nov 16, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036164519, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Kiesel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 036164519 IL
125.074610 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 N Westmoreland RD, Lake Forest, IL 60045
- Phone
- (847) 535-6150
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2023
- Fax
- (847) 535-7801
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230623000737); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Kiesel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036164519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
101 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Cephalexin12 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): 94.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationLake Forest, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Kiesel among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Benjamin Kiesel, MD is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Lake Forest
They are 15 of the 821 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Forest, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Kiesel, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Kiesel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679947535, issued on Nov 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Kiesel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 N Westmoreland RD, Lake Forest, IL, 60045. Phone: (847) 535-6150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Kiesel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036164519, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Kiesel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Kiesel, MD had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Kiesel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.