NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chester L. Kessler, P.T.

Physical Therapist · Cleveland, TN

Chester L. Kessler, P.T. is a physical therapist with a practice address in Cleveland, Tennessee, and NPI 1407910904, issued on Dec 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 6048, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407910904
Name
Chester L. Kessler
Credential
P.T.
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
6048 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2350 N Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311
Phone
(423) 476-5554
Enumerated
Dec 20, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2025
Fax
(423) 614-6116
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171110001681); may accept Medicare assignment
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 2350 N Ocoee St

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

  1. Prashanth Chandra Sekhar, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1861612103
  2. Frances Christensen, P.T.Physical Therapist1457415952
  3. Charles Compton, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1346538295
  4. Anthony Edwards, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1962656140
  5. Daryl Ford, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1386654861
  6. Baxter Jones, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215518576

Verify Chester L. Kessler in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 47.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Bradley Physician Services, LLCCleveland, TN

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

Chester L. Kessler among 5,363 physical therapist records in Tennessee

Chester L. Kessler, P.T. is one of 5,363 physical therapist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 36% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2017 among the 1,950 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

57 physical therapist records list a practice address in Cleveland

They are 57 of the 1,283 NPPES records with a practice address in Cleveland, and 5,363 physical therapist records in Tennessee.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kezley Anderson, DPTCleveland, TN 373111003784018
  2. Thomas Beeler, DPTCleveland, TN 373111013409309
  3. Frances Christensen, P.T.Cleveland, TN 373111457415952
  4. Heidi Contractor, MSPTCleveland, TN 373111699721175
  5. Christa Goddard, MSPTCleveland, TN 373111205874559
  6. Stacy Licht, PT, DPTCleveland, TN 373111902048069
  7. James Marshall, DPTCleveland, TN 373111568395275
  8. Dana Slack, PTCleveland, TN 373111003041120

Common questions

What is Chester L. Kessler, P.T.'s NPI number?

Chester L. Kessler, P.T.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407910904, issued on Dec 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chester L. Kessler, P.T. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2350 N Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN, 37311. Phone: (423) 476-5554. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chester L. Kessler, P.T.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 6048, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Chester L. Kessler, P.T.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 47.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.