Burton Lee Kennedy, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Boone, NC
Burton Lee Kennedy, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Boone, North Carolina, and NPI 1073793311, issued on Nov 4, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-00722, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Burton Lee Kennedy
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 2009-00722 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Shadowline Dr, Boone, NC 28607
- Phone
- (828) 262-0600
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100615000604); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Burton Lee Kennedy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2009-00722Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
3,024 Medicare Part D claims for 612 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl370 claims
- Gabapentin199 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa172 claims
- Primidone166 claims
- Memantine Hcl163 claims
- Levetiracetam115 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): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $203.41
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 2 group practices
- High Country Neurology PCBoone, NC
- Watauga Medical Center IncBoone, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Burton Lee Kennedy among 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina
Burton Lee Kennedy, M.D. is one of 621 neurology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 457 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 621 neurology physician records in North Carolina.
All 621 in North Carolina → Every provider in Boone → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Crittenden, MDBoone, NC 286071740259225
- Suzanne McAdams, M.D.Boone, NC 286071497854889
- Mallory Luckey, M.D.Banner Elk, NC 286041770932170
- Dale Menard, MDHickory, NC 286021629031323
- Benjamin Thomas, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021831391945
- Trenton Timmer, PA-CHickory, NC 286021003444654
- Catherine Weymann, M.D.Hickory, NC 286021518923069
- Larry Boyles, M.D.Hickory, NC 286011508956566
Common questions
What is Burton Lee Kennedy, M.D.'s NPI number?
Burton Lee Kennedy, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073793311, issued on Nov 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Burton Lee Kennedy, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Shadowline Dr, Boone, NC, 28607. Phone: (828) 262-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Burton Lee Kennedy, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-00722, 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 Burton Lee Kennedy, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Burton Lee Kennedy, M.D. had 3,024 Medicare Part D claims for 612 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Burton Lee Kennedy, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.