Elena U. Kesterson, PA
Physician Assistant · Venice, FL
Elena U. Kesterson, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Venice, Florida, and NPI 1235217191, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elena U. Kesterson
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 1383 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 E Venice Ave, Venice, FL 34292
- Phone
- (941) 488-5300
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (941) 412-1003
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110415000585); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1415 E Venice Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Elena U. Kesterson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,374 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin223 claims
- Cephalexin198 claims
- Hydrocortisone189 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide136 claims
- Ciclopirox118 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate80 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): 77.3 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: $928.25
30 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
- Leavitt Medical Associates OF Florida IncOviedo, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elena U. Kesterson among 10,257 physician assistant records in Florida
Elena U. Kesterson, PA is one of 10,257 physician assistant records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2018 among the 5,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 37% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
42 physician assistant records list a practice address in Venice
They are 42 of the 1,269 NPPES records with a practice address in Venice, and 10,257 physician assistant records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Elena U. Kesterson, PA's NPI number?
Elena U. Kesterson, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235217191, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elena U. Kesterson, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 E Venice Ave, Venice, FL, 34292. Phone: (941) 488-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elena U. Kesterson, PA's license?
Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Elena U. Kesterson, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elena U. Kesterson, PA had 1,374 Medicare Part D claims for 629 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elena U. Kesterson, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.3 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.