NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian D. Kessler, MD

Urology Physician · Harbor City, CA

Brian D. Kessler, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Harbor City, California, and NPI 1316014319, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California A86785, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316014319
Name
Brian D. Kessler
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
A86785 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
25825 Vermont Ave, Harbor City, CA 90710
Phone
(310) 325-5111
Enumerated
Nov 29, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040805001483); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1998
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 25825 Vermont Ave

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

  1. Maryam Abdelnaby, MDFamily Medicine Physician1104978568
  2. Christiana Abraham, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1447855911
  3. Kamren AckermanPhysical Therapist1104412352
  4. Bradley Ackerson, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1255490918
  5. Yossef Aelony, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1619178597
  6. Lisa Agustines, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1750452736

Verify Brian D. Kessler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,881 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brian Kessler1,881
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Finasteride551 claims
  2. Tamsulosin Hcl401 claims
  3. Trospium Chloride199 claims
  4. Cephalexin104 claims
  5. Myrbetriq102 claims
  6. Terazosin Hcl75 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupGardena, CA

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

Urology Physician providers in California

There are 1,524 urology physician records in California.

All 1,524 in California → Every provider in Harbor City →

Other urology physician records in California

  1. David Aaronson, MDOakland, CA1215053129
  2. Jason Abber, MDPanorama City, CA1356366926
  3. Marc Abboud, MDLos Alamitos, CA1265096531
  4. George AbdelsayedAnaheim, CA1568721843
  5. Garen AbediDowney, CA1285909051
  6. Jennifer Abidari, MDStanford, CA1811098197
  7. Sherif Aboseif, MDOxnard, CA1093882995
  8. Parwiz Abrahimi, M.D., PH.D.Los Angeles, CA1154857613
  9. Anthony Acquaviva, MDVallejo, CA1457439283
  10. Theodore Affue, M.D.El Centro, CA1386674000

Common questions

What is Brian D. Kessler, MD's NPI number?

Brian D. Kessler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316014319, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian D. Kessler, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25825 Vermont Ave, Harbor City, CA, 90710. Phone: (310) 325-5111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian D. Kessler, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A86785, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brian D. Kessler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian D. Kessler, MD had 1,881 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.

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