Donald Brent Cherry, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Somerset, KY
Donald Brent Cherry, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Somerset, Kentucky, and NPI 1659377075, issued on Jun 21, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 38122, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald Brent Cherry
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 38122 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 850 Hail Knob RD, Somerset, KY 42503
- Phone
- (606) 678-4288
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 678-2230
- Medicaid ID
- 64072192 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070228000383); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 1,526 in Kentucky → Look up another NPI →
Verify Donald Brent Cherry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 38122Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
14,827 Medicare Part D claims for 853 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 340 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium778 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium622 claims
- Losartan Potassium619 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate461 claims
- Omeprazole422 claims
- Lisinopril395 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 MIPS final 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: $15.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital LLCSomerset, KY
- Somerset Medical Group PLLCSomerset, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald Brent Cherry among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Donald Brent Cherry, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
37 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Somerset
They are 37 of the 1,474 NPPES records with a practice address in Somerset, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 1,526 in Kentucky → Every provider in Somerset → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Stanton Cole, M.D.Somerset, KY 425031740254358
- Dannette Cook, MDSomerset, KY 425031144262056
- Debra Eadens, MDSomerset, KY 425031477544872
- Edward Grimball, MDSomerset, KY 425031144211541
- Anjum Iqbal, MDSomerset, KY 425031982793790
- Harry Kennedy, M.D.Somerset, KY 425031386618627
Common questions
What is Donald Brent Cherry, M.D.'s NPI number?
Donald Brent Cherry, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659377075, issued on Jun 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald Brent Cherry, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 850 Hail Knob RD, Somerset, KY, 42503. Phone: (606) 678-4288. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald Brent Cherry, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 38122, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donald Brent Cherry, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald Brent Cherry, M.D. had 14,827 Medicare Part D claims for 853 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald Brent Cherry, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), 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.