Joanna Ruth Kipnes, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Durham, NC
Joanna Ruth Kipnes, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1558570408, issued on May 21, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-01644, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanna Ruth Kipnes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2009-01644 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 681-8263
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 668-5394
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091215000443); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Trent Drive
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Verify Joanna Ruth Kipnes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2009-01644Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 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
- Duke University Health System, IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joanna Ruth Kipnes among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Joanna Ruth Kipnes, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
380 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 380 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joanna Ruth Kipnes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joanna Ruth Kipnes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558570408, issued on May 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanna Ruth Kipnes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Trent Drive, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 681-8263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanna Ruth Kipnes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-01644, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joanna Ruth Kipnes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joanna Ruth Kipnes, M.D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.