Christopher Kirt Kessler, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Christopher Kirt Kessler, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1821250697, issued on Jul 1, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2011-00609, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Kirt Kessler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2011-00609 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1133 Metropolitan Ave Unit 618, Charlotte, NC 28204
- Phone
- (317) 418-2705
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110606000003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Kirt Kessler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2011-00609Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
1,232 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
- Trazodone Hcl50 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium37 claims
- Prednisone36 claims
- Cephalexin32 claims
- Potassium Chloride32 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
- Wake Forest Emergency ProvidersCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Kirt Kessler among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Christopher Kirt Kessler, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2008, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
344 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 344 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Kirt Kessler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Kirt Kessler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821250697, issued on Jul 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Kirt Kessler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1133 Metropolitan Ave Unit 618, Charlotte, NC, 28204. Phone: (317) 418-2705. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Kirt Kessler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2011-00609, 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 Christopher Kirt Kessler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Kirt Kessler, M.D. had 1,232 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.