Edward Joseph Kent, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Bend, OR
Edward Joseph Kent, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Bend, Oregon, and NPI 1457766040, issued on Jun 23, 2014. Check the license (Oregon MD187618, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Joseph Kent
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License numbers
- MD187618 OR
M-14606 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1140 SW Simpson Ave, Bend, OR 97702
- Phone
- (541) 388-2333
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2022
- Fax
- (541) 388-0930
- Medicaid ID
- 1457766040 ID
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221014003026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Joseph Kent in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD187618Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
449 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 106 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam81 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen73 claims
- Gabapentin59 claims
- Meloxicam59 claims
- Celecoxib24 claims
- Methocarbamol21 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: $3,607.34
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- High Desert Sports And Spine LLCBend, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Joseph Kent among 35 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Oregon
Edward Joseph Kent, MD is one of 35 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Oregon
There are 35 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Oregon.
All 35 in Oregon → Every provider in Bend → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James FlemingBend, OR 977011912401761
- Timothy Kelly, MDRedmond, OR 977561992798169
- Alan Hsu, MDMedford, OR 975041588293211
- Brett Quave, MDMedford, OR 975041013911361
- Joseph Savino, M.D.Medford, OR 975041376535302
- Mordechai Bronner, M.D.Eugene, OR 974041780959973
- Adam Kemp, M.D.Eugene, OR 974011811342967
- Steven Surrett, MDEugene, OR 974011811212863
Common questions
What is Edward Joseph Kent, MD's NPI number?
Edward Joseph Kent, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457766040, issued on Jun 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Joseph Kent, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1140 SW Simpson Ave, Bend, OR, 97702. Phone: (541) 388-2333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Joseph Kent, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD187618, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward Joseph Kent, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Joseph Kent, MD had 449 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Joseph Kent, MD'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.