Ellen Bess Kettler
Emergency Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Ellen Bess Kettler is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1275110488, issued on Mar 24, 2021. Check the license (California A187761, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ellen Bess Kettler
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A187761 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1245 16TH St Ste 125, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 301-8860
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250513003648); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ellen Bess Kettler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A187761Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ellen Bess Kettler among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Ellen Bess Kettler is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Isaac Bash, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041619934643
- Victor Candioty, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041437116472
- Michelle Charfen, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041588602486
- Edward Cotner, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041023074044
- Patricia Drum-Lal, PACSanta Monica, CA 904041639136674
- Walid Ghurabi, D.O.Santa Monica, CA 904041073566931
- Daniel Grossman, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041386601326
- Amy Kijner, PASanta Monica, CA 904041235197849
Common questions
What is Ellen Bess Kettler's NPI number?
Ellen Bess Kettler's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275110488, issued on Mar 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ellen Bess Kettler located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1245 16TH St Ste 125, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 301-8860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ellen Bess Kettler's license?
NPPES lists California license number A187761, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ellen Bess Kettler prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ellen Bess Kettler had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.