Dale E. Kester, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Gallup, NM
Dale E. Kester, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Gallup, New Mexico, and NPI 1396710943, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 95-87, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dale E. Kester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 95-87 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 516 East Nizhoni Blvd., Gallup, NM 87301
- Phone
- (505) 722-1000
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 722-1705
- Medicaid ID
- 000H2581 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080520000351); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dale E. Kester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 95-87Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Cephalexin13 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
- Las Cruces HB Medical Services LLCLas Cruces, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dale E. Kester among 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico
Dale E. Kester, M.D. is one of 517 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 75% 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, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2013 among the 263 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Gallup
They are 29 of the 2,067 NPPES records with a practice address in Gallup, and 517 emergency medicine physician records in New Mexico.
All 517 in New Mexico → Every provider in Gallup → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Faye Lee, MDGallup, NM 873011063628618
- Darryl Macias, MDGallup, NM 873011194797779
- Philip Macneil, M.D.Gallup, NM 873011780657049
Common questions
What is Dale E. Kester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dale E. Kester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396710943, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dale E. Kester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 516 East Nizhoni Blvd., Gallup, NM, 87301. Phone: (505) 722-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dale E. Kester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 95-87, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dale E. Kester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dale E. Kester, M.D. had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 84 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.