NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fred T. Kerns, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Charleston, WV

Fred T. Kerns, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1942398235, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 11578, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942398235
Name
Fred T. Kerns
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
11578 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3100 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste 604, Charleston, WV 25304
Phone
(304) 345-5421
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(304) 345-0951
Medicaid ID
0082907000 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070801000097); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

53 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Fred Kerns53
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Ceftriaxone23 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score67.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Fred T. Kerns among 46 infectious disease physician records in West Virginia

Fred T. Kerns, M.D. is one of 46 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 89% 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 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 39 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 46 infectious disease physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandra Elliott, MDCharleston, WV 253041255422846
  2. Robert Farr, MDCharleston, WV 253041154393148
  3. Sibel Islak Mutcali, MDCharleston, WV 253041760121818
  4. Subhadra Mandadi, MDCharleston, WV 253041396021929
  5. Wanetta Matulis, MDCharleston, WV 253041669716833
  6. Taras Nebeluk, D.OCharleston, WV 253041477914661
  7. Glenn Ridenour, MDCharleston, WV 253041598702417
  8. Christopher Schirtzinger, M.D.Charleston, WV 253041639497001

Common questions

What is Fred T. Kerns, M.D.'s NPI number?

Fred T. Kerns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942398235, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fred T. Kerns, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Maccorkle Ave SE Ste 604, Charleston, WV, 25304. Phone: (304) 345-5421. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fred T. Kerns, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 11578, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Fred T. Kerns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fred T. Kerns, M.D. had 53 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Fred T. Kerns, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 of 100. 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.