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Courtney Kentala, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant in Skokie, Illinois. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 16,119 in Surgical Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
161
Medicare Part D claims · 54 beneficiaries · Surgical Physician Assistant avg: 316
MIPS score
93.1/100
▲ 10 pts above national avg 83.1 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$840.34
8 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Courtney Kentala, PA-C reported a CMS MIPS final score of 93.1/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 161 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

93.1/100
MIPS score · +10 vs avg
161
Part D claims, 2023
$840.34
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Courtney Kentala, PA-C's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure

93 Top 29% higher than 71% of 477,587 scored providers

0–10: 8,684 scored providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 scored providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 scored providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 118,074 scored providers (25%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 scored providers (27%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 scored providers (40%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every MIPS-scored clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Courtney Kentala, PA-C sits

This provider among surgical physician assistant peers

Across the 3,708 surgical physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Courtney Kentala, PA-C writes more Part D claims than 55% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 72% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePart D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Courtney Kentala, PA-C-Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one surgical physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Courtney Kentala, PA-C. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Courtney Kentala, PA-C?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/23/2021

NPI 1811573264

Primary specialty

Surgical Physician Assistant

Mid-sized

16,119 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

161 49% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 316

MIPS final score

93.1/100 10 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Illinois

How Surgical Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Illinois providers

Illinois providers

Largest specialties in Illinois (% of in-state providers)

Clinical Social Worker - 5.2%Clinical Social Worker5.2%Physical Therapist - 5%Physical Therapist5%Mental Health Counselor - 4.5%Mental Health Counselor4.5%Speech-Language Pathologist - 4.2%Speech-Language Pathologist4.2%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 4.2%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program4.2%Pharmacist - 4.1%Pharmacist4.1%Surgical Physician Assistant - 0.2%Surgical Physician Assistant0.2%
Largest specialties in Illinois (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Courtney Kentala, PA-C's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgical Physician Assistant national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
93.1/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Surgical Physician Assistant) - 93.1/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%93.1%
MIPS final score (Surgical Physician Assistant) - 93.1/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Courtney Kentala, PA-C appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Surgical Physician Assistant provider holding PA-C credentials at 9650 GROSS POINT RD STE 2900, Skokie, IL, 60076, with a listed phone of (847) 866-7846. NPI 1811573264 was issued on 03/23/2021. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Kentala most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 161 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 54 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $1K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 30.4%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 93.1/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 80.8), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Surgical Physician Assistant is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 16,119 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 316 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

9650 GROSS POINT RD STE 2900
Skokie, IL 60076

Provider Details

NPI 1811573264
Specialty Surgical Physician Assistant
Credentials PA-C
Gender Female
NPI Issued 03/23/2021

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

93.0872
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
80.7919
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Courtney Kentala, PA-C bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Endeavor Health Medical Group
Glenview, IL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Courtney Kentala, PA-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$840

Largest payer

Arthrex, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Courtney Kentala, PA-C. To verify Courtney Kentala, PA-C's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases

IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

161
Total Claims
$1K
Total Drug Cost
54
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
161
Total Day Supply
802
Brand Drug Cost
$0
Generic Drug Cost
$1K
Opioid Claims
49 (30.4% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
47

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.96
Gender Split
67% female / 33% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Courtney Kentala, PA-C prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Cephalexin
43
Oxycodone Hcl
42
Ondansetron Odt
Ondansetron
41

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Surgical Physician Assistant Overview

How Courtney Kentala, PA-C fits within the Surgical Physician Assistant landscape nationally.

16,119
Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in US
54
States with Surgical Physician Assistant
316
Avg Claims per Provider

Courtney Kentala, PA-C's 161 claims are below the specialty average of 316.

Nearby Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in Illinois

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kentala.

Compare Surgical Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Illinois medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Surgical Physician Assistant peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Courtney Kentala, PA-C's specialty?
Courtney Kentala, PA-C specializes in Surgical Physician Assistant and practices in Skokie, Illinois. Credentials: PA-C.
How much does Courtney Kentala, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Courtney Kentala, PA-C wrote 161 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1K in drug costs for 54 beneficiaries.
What is Courtney Kentala, PA-C's Medicare quality score?
Courtney Kentala, PA-C has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 93.1/100 (Quality: 80.8). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Courtney Kentala, PA-C located?
Courtney Kentala, PA-C is located at 9650 GROSS POINT RD STE 2900, Skokie, IL, 60076. Phone: (847) 866-7846.
What is Courtney Kentala, PA-C's NPI number?
Courtney Kentala, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811573264, issued on 03/23/2021.
Does Courtney Kentala, PA-C prescribe opioids?
Yes, Courtney Kentala, PA-C had 49 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 30.4%.
How many Surgical Physician Assistant providers are there in the US?
There are 16,119 Surgical Physician Assistant providers across 54 states in the US. The average Surgical Physician Assistant provider writes 316 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Courtney Kentala, PA-C prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Courtney Kentala, PA-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Cephalexin, Oxycodone Hcl, Ondansetron Odt. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Courtney Kentala, PA-C accept Medicare?
Courtney Kentala, PA-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 161 Part D claims and 54 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Courtney Kentala, PA-C's credentials?
Courtney Kentala, PA-C's NPI is 1811573264 with credentials PA-C. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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