Branson Ray Kester, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Oklahoma City, OK
Branson Ray Kester, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and NPI 1134260201, issued on Feb 9, 2007. Check the license (Oklahoma 25191, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Branson Ray Kester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 25191 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 940 NE 13TH St, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
- Phone
- (405) 271-4417
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100818001255); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 940 NE 13TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Branson Ray Kester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 25191Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pediatrics physician in 2024
8,470 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 283 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate303 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium300 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium278 claims
- Lisinopril272 claims
- Gabapentin249 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium224 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: $211.76
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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
- Mercy Clinic Oklahoma CommunitiesKingfisher, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
280 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Oklahoma City
They are 280 of the 22,359 NPPES records with a practice address in Oklahoma City, and 707 pediatrics physician records in Oklahoma.
All 280 in Oklahoma City → All 707 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Oklahoma City →
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Common questions
What is Branson Ray Kester, MD's NPI number?
Branson Ray Kester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134260201, issued on Feb 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Branson Ray Kester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 940 NE 13TH St, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104. Phone: (405) 271-4417. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Branson Ray Kester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 25191, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Branson Ray Kester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Branson Ray Kester, MD had 8,470 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.