NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Kersten, MD

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Oxon Hill, MD

Charles Kersten, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Oxon Hill, Maryland, and NPI 1013477926, issued on Mar 25, 2019. Check the license (Maryland D0101092, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1013477926
Name
Charles Kersten
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
License number
D0101092 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
251 National Harbor Blvd Ste 501, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
Phone
(855) 527-7246
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 29, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240808003229); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2019
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024

152 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 78 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Kersten152
  2. Specialty average2,306

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl25 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
  3. Gabapentin16 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl12 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: $1,646.56

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Kersten$1,646.56
  2. Specialty average$3,889.53

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

  1. Advanced Pain Management Specialists LLCGermantown, MD

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

Charles Kersten among 64 interventional pain medicine physician records in Maryland

Charles Kersten, MD is one of 64 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 94% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 46 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Maryland

There are 64 interventional pain medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joshua Thomas, DOOwings, MD 207361790901619
  2. Chee-Hahn Hung, M.D.Clinton, MD 207351861423212
  3. Luis Telles-Hernandez, MDGreenbelt, MD 207701841431343
  4. Megan Ferron, PA-CBowie, MD 207161477109791
  5. Joseph Oppong, MDBowie, MD 207151174664007
  6. Ayasha Williams-Sharron, MDHyattsville, MD 207831043430309
  7. Chukwuma Onyewu, MDLanham, MD 207061578573457
  8. Sean Simmons, M.D.Bethesda, MD 208141386024222

Common questions

What is Charles Kersten, MD's NPI number?

Charles Kersten, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013477926, issued on Mar 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Kersten, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 251 National Harbor Blvd Ste 501, Oxon Hill, MD, 20745. Phone: (855) 527-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Kersten, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0101092, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charles Kersten, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Kersten, MD had 152 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. 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.