NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Kunesh, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Mooresville, NC

Benjamin Kunesh, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mooresville, North Carolina, and NPI 1477524148, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9400884, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477524148
Name
Benjamin Kunesh
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
9400884 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
137 Professional Park Dr Ste A, Mooresville, NC 28117
Phone
(704) 660-2634
Enumerated
Jan 30, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 27, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060130000467); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1991
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 137 Professional Park Dr Ste A

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

  1. Leslie NakhleNurse Practitioner1952972283
  2. Michael Salter, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1841553864

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

15,950 Medicare Part D claims for 781 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 511 claims were for opioids.

  1. Benjamin Kunesh15,950
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium574 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium571 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate530 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium387 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium369 claims
  6. Gabapentin330 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): 89.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score77.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $59.92

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.

  1. Benjamin Kunesh$59.92
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Duke Health Integrated Practice IncMooresville, NC
  2. Legacy Healthcare Services IncSalisbury, NC
  3. Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncCharlotte, NC

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

25 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Mooresville

They are 25 of the 1,616 NPPES records with a practice address in Mooresville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

Other internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Ana Abaroa-Salvatierra, M.D.Pollocksville, NC1598101750
  2. Naa Deisa Abbey, MDShelby, NC1467899294
  3. Stephen Abbott, D.O.Sanford, NC1013216282
  4. Rami Abdo, MDDurham, NC1184693160
  5. Farhath Abdul Kareem, MDCary, NC1679687347
  6. Firas Abdulmajeed, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1427358043
  7. Erlinda Abella, MDSalisbury, NC1649251505
  8. Bisrat AberaFayetteville, NC1871453886
  9. David Abernathy, M. D.Morganton, NC1265497366
  10. Maroun Aboutayeh, D.O.Asheville, NC1447757992

Common questions

What is Benjamin Kunesh, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin Kunesh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477524148, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Kunesh, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 137 Professional Park Dr Ste A, Mooresville, NC, 28117. Phone: (704) 660-2634. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Kunesh, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9400884, 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 Benjamin Kunesh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Kunesh, MD had 15,950 Medicare Part D claims for 781 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Benjamin Kunesh, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 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.

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