Catherine Mae Kerns, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Fort Myers, FL
Catherine Mae Kerns, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fort Myers, Florida, and NPI 1801324645, issued on May 24, 2017. Check the license (Florida ME132958, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Mae Kerns
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- ME132958 FL
0101277538 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9981 S Healthpark Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33908
- Phone
- (239) 343-2052
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2017
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2024
- Fax
- (239) 343-5348
- Medicaid ID
- 021690700 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170915002605); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Mae Kerns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME132958Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
231 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis20 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
- Prednisone11 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): 95.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $16.04
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Lee Health System IncCape Coral, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Mae Kerns among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida
Catherine Mae Kerns, MD is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
181 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Fort Myers
They are 181 of the 7,949 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Myers, and 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Catherine Mae Kerns, MD's NPI number?
Catherine Mae Kerns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801324645, issued on May 24, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Mae Kerns, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9981 S Healthpark Dr, Fort Myers, FL, 33908. Phone: (239) 343-2052. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Mae Kerns, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME132958, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Mae Kerns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Mae Kerns, MD had 231 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Mae Kerns, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.1 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.