NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Emergency Medicine Physician NPI 1417391079 M.D.
Verify on CMS → John Kah, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician in Buffalo, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 66,293 in Emergency Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
189
Medicare Part D claims · 128 beneficiaries · Emergency Medicine Physician avg: 355
Generic prescribing
92%
generic claims · 8% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
97.4/100
▲ 14 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$17.41
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
John Kah, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 97.4/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 189 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 97.4/100
- MIPS score · +14 vs avg
- 189
- Part D claims, 2024
- 92%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about John Kah, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1417391079), first enumerated 04/24/2013.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 189 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 97.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$17.41 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
New York statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not John Kah, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: NYSBPMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1417391079 · Emergency Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ELITE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1417391079
- ENUM-MID 2013
- TAX-MEGA 66K Emergency Medicine
- MIPS-ELITE 97.4/100
- RX-LIGHT 189
- BOOK-LIGHT 4,480 in New York
- PHOTO-FINISH Erik Anderson · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Kah · this provi…
Kah · this provider
97.4 MIPS pts
- Christopher Hamm…
Christopher Hammond
97.4 MIPS pts
- Erik Anderson · …
Erik Anderson
97.4 MIPS pts
- Meher Best · near
Meher Best
97.4 MIPS pts
- Jamie Gagan · near
Jamie Gagan
97.4 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
John Kah, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
97 ≥ 84th percentile 84% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where John Kah, M.D. sits
This provider among emergency medicine physician peers
Across the 14,017 emergency medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, John Kah, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 60% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 83% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one emergency medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is John Kah, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
John Kah, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about John Kah, M.D.?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Emergency Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
189 47% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
97.4/100 13.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New York
How Emergency Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
John Kah, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Emergency Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 97.4/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1417391079 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Emergency Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/24/2013 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
97.3751
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
100
Quality
91.2503
Cost
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where John Kah, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Healthfront, PC
Santa Fe, NM
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for John Kah, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$17
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to John Kah, M.D.. To verify John Kah, M.D.'s current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
John Kah, M.D. - brand share 8.0%
Emergency Medicine Physician average
8% brand-name claims vs 92% generic, on 189 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
189
Total Claims
$11K
Total Drug Cost
128
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 192.333
- Total Day Supply
- 2,042
- Brand vs Generic
- 8% brand / 92% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $10K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $1K
- Opioid Claims
- 15 (7.9% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 47
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.64
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 41% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 17, 65-74: 37, 75-84: 51, 85+: 23
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What John Kah, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
29 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
26 claims
- Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen
23 claims
- Ondansetron Odt
Ondansetron Odt
16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
12 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Cephalexin | 29 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 26 |
| Ibuprofen | 23 |
| Ondansetron Odt Ondansetron | 16 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Emergency Medicine Physician Overview
How John Kah, M.D. fits within the Emergency Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
66,293
Emergency Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Emergency Medicine Physician
355
Avg Claims per Provider
John Kah, M.D.'s 189 claims are below the specialty average of 355.
Nationwide Emergency Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Kah, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (97.4 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2013)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Emergency Medicine Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kah.
One of 4,480 Emergency Medicine Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Matthew Abad
D.O.
Bronx, NY
Nabil Abazaid
New York, NY
Dr. Ethan Abbott
DO
Bronx, NY
Dr. Frederick Abbuhl
MD
Albany, NY
Dr. Minako Abe
MD
New York, NY
Compare Emergency Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is John Kah, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
John Kah, M.D. specializes in Emergency Medicine Physician and practices in Buffalo, New York. Credentials: M.D..
How much does John Kah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, John Kah, M.D. wrote 189 Medicare Part D claims totaling $11K in drug costs for 128 beneficiaries.
What is John Kah, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
John Kah, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 97.4/100 (Quality: 100, Cost: 91.3). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is John Kah, M.D. located? ▼
John Kah, M.D. is located at 100 HIGH ST, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 859-1499.
What is John Kah, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
John Kah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417391079, issued on 04/24/2013.
Does John Kah, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
John Kah, M.D.'s prescribing is 8% brand-name and 92% generic drugs by claim count, with $10K in brand drug costs.
Does John Kah, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, John Kah, M.D. had 15 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 7.9%.
How many Emergency Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 66,293 Emergency Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Emergency Medicine Physician provider writes 355 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does John Kah, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, John Kah, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Cephalexin, Cyclobenzaprine Hcl, Ibuprofen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does John Kah, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
John Kah, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 189 Part D claims and 128 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify John Kah, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
John Kah, M.D.'s NPI is 1417391079 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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