Edward E. Kern, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Opelika, AL
Edward E. Kern, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1023074978, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 10622, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward E. Kern
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 10622 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2202 Gateway Dr, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334) 745-6125
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 745-8102
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2202 Gateway Dr
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Verify Edward E. Kern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10622Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $19.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Edward E. Kern among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama
Edward E. Kern, MD is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 46% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Opelika
They are 9 of the 797 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelika, and 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Estep, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011801878749
- Madeline Hearn, DOOpelika, AL 368011831727809
- Milza Howard, MDOpelika, AL 368011699396325
- Peter Lusche, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011821053760
- Jeanetta Malone, MDOpelika, AL 368011558948547
- Daniel Mejer, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011710988720
- Baowu Wang, MDOpelika, AL 368011528404878
- Aleiya Wright, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011699158535
Common questions
What is Edward E. Kern, MD's NPI number?
Edward E. Kern, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023074978, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward E. Kern, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2202 Gateway Dr, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 745-6125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward E. Kern, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 10622, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.