NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Kent, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Fremont, NE

Joseph Kent, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Fremont, Nebraska, and NPI 1043625023, issued on Jun 27, 2014. Check the license (Nebraska 29366, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043625023
Name
Joseph Kent
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
29366 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
450 E 23RD St, Fremont, NE 68025
Phone
(402) 941-7245
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 14, 2023
Fax
(402) 941-7248
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180618001706); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 450 E 23RD St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nurlan AliyevHospitalist Physician1932568805
  2. Corey AllmendingerMental Health Counselor1417798737
  3. Ruth Anderson, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1033923677
  4. Crystal AndrewsHome Health Registered Nurse1902793359
  5. Virginia Barragan-Lopez, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1750084091
  6. Curtis Batten, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1740390954

Verify Joseph Kent in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

717 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Joseph Kent717
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl68 claims
  2. Hydroxyzine Hcl57 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate49 claims
  4. Bupropion Xl43 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl39 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl37 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.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Methodist Fremont HealthFremont, NE · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Joseph Kent among 260 psychiatry physician records in Nebraska

Joseph Kent, M.D. is one of 260 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 113 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Nebraska

There are 260 psychiatry physician records in Nebraska.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vakara Meyer Karre, MDFremont, NE 680251871766105
  2. Matthew Dobbertin, D.O.Boys Town, NE 680101992019442
  3. Gregory Keane, D.O.Bellevue, NE 680051386713527
  4. Edward Lim, MDBellevue, NE 680051386660447
  5. Marilou Woodard, M.DPapillion, NE 680461861467243
  6. Mark Diercks, M.D.Omaha, NE 681021134283567
  7. Julie Dickson, M.D.Omaha, NE 681051811955701
  8. Shannon Kinnan, M.D.Omaha, NE 681051376738898

Common questions

What is Joseph Kent, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joseph Kent, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043625023, issued on Jun 27, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Kent, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 E 23RD St, Fremont, NE, 68025. Phone: (402) 941-7245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Kent, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 29366, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Kent, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Kent, M.D. had 717 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.