John B. Kernan, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Hobbs, NM
John B. Kernan, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hobbs, New Mexico, and NPI 1255412839, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 78-47, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John B. Kernan
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 78-47 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5419 N Lovington Hwy Ste 13, Hobbs, NM 88240
- Phone
- (505) 392-7798
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 392-4926
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John B. Kernan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 78-47Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims, 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $60.57
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
John B. Kernan among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
John B. Kernan, M.D. is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 74% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 54% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hobbs
They are 9 of the 803 NPPES records with a practice address in Hobbs, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
All 770 in New Mexico → Every provider in Hobbs → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Botts, M.D.Hobbs, NM 882401316015274
- Eugenio Castillo, MDHobbs, NM 882401710994132
- Jesus Fonseca, M.D.Hobbs, NM 882401093829400
- Sambaiah Kankanala, MDHobbs, NM 882401417020363
- Muhammad Khan, M.D.Hobbs, NM 882401316120660
- Niyati Patel, M.D.Hobbs, NM 882401811317894
- Tsering Sherpa, MDHobbs, NM 882401770543209
- Vinay Shet, MDHobbs, NM 882401265746457
Common questions
What is John B. Kernan, M.D.'s NPI number?
John B. Kernan, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255412839, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John B. Kernan, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5419 N Lovington Hwy Ste 13, Hobbs, NM, 88240. Phone: (505) 392-7798. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John B. Kernan, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 78-47, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John B. Kernan, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John B. Kernan, M.D. had 45 Medicare Part D claims; 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.