Dennis Kokenes, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Charlotte, NC
Dennis Kokenes, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1407814999, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 35400, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dennis Kokenes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 35400 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11430 Red Rust LN Ste 201, Charlotte, NC 28277
- Phone
- (704) 377-4009
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 11430 Red Rust LN Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dennis Kokenes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 35400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,181 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries, against an average of 848 among the 13,066 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole159 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf145 claims
- Famotidine136 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium125 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium48 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl42 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $294.97
7 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Enterra Medical, Inc.. The 10,593 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,948.62 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Charlotte Gastroenterology And Hepatology PLLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 539 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Dennis Kokenes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dennis Kokenes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407814999, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dennis Kokenes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11430 Red Rust LN Ste 201, Charlotte, NC, 28277. Phone: (704) 377-4009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dennis Kokenes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 35400, 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 Dennis Kokenes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dennis Kokenes, M.D. had 1,181 Medicare Part D claims for 381 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 848. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dennis Kokenes, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.