David R. Kesterson, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Thibodaux, LA
David R. Kesterson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and NPI 1619327087, issued on Jun 16, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana 302525, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David R. Kesterson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 302525 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 Saint Mary St, Thibodaux, LA 70301
- Phone
- (985) 446-6284
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 2423410 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160715001769); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 525 Saint Mary St
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Verify David R. Kesterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 302525Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
513 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl70 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er65 claims
- Pentoxifylline48 claims
- Mometasone Furoate40 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Memantine Hcl23 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $224.28
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Incyte Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Thibodaux Regional Network Development CorporationThibodaux, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David R. Kesterson among 1,556 physician assistant records in Louisiana
David R. Kesterson, PA-C is one of 1,556 physician assistant records with a practice address in Louisiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 39% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 1,031 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 physician assistant records list a practice address in Thibodaux
They are 27 of the 1,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Thibodaux, and 1,556 physician assistant records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is David R. Kesterson, PA-C's NPI number?
David R. Kesterson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619327087, issued on Jun 16, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David R. Kesterson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 Saint Mary St, Thibodaux, LA, 70301. Phone: (985) 446-6284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David R. Kesterson, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 302525, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David R. Kesterson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David R. Kesterson, PA-C had 513 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David R. Kesterson, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 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.