Joseph H. Kent, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Crestwood, IL
Joseph H. Kent, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Crestwood, Illinois, and NPI 1649266933, issued on Sep 22, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036-071273, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph H. Kent
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 036-071273 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13755 S. Cicero Ave, Crestwood, IL 60445
- Phone
- (888) 220-6432
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 385-7840
- Medicaid IDs
- 036-071-273 IL
0420315 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041215000130); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph H. Kent in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-071273Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
328 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate34 claims
- Genvoya31 claims
- Cefadroxil23 claims
- Daptomycin22 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim18 claims
- Amoxicillin16 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $34.57
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Metro Infectious Disease Consultants LLCCrestwood, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph H. Kent among 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois
Joseph H. Kent, MD is one of 464 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2004 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 infectious disease physician records list a practice address in Crestwood
They are 13 of the 164 NPPES records with a practice address in Crestwood, and 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois.
All 464 in Illinois → Every provider in Crestwood → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Anderson, M.D.Crestwood, IL 604451558593376
- Sheila Barry, M.D./PH.D.Crestwood, IL 604451295051860
- Robert Fliegelman, DOCrestwood, IL 604451821084120
- Dorota Krezolek, M.D.Crestwood, IL 604451881728509
- Sampath Kumar, MDCrestwood, IL 604451386630622
- Joyce Rii, D.O.Crestwood, IL 604451386891679
- Kamo Sidhwa, MDCrestwood, IL 604451124169685
- Brian Yu, M.D.Crestwood, IL 604451831311505
Common questions
What is Joseph H. Kent, MD's NPI number?
Joseph H. Kent, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649266933, issued on Sep 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph H. Kent, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13755 S. Cicero Ave, Crestwood, IL, 60445. Phone: (888) 220-6432. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph H. Kent, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-071273, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph H. Kent, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph H. Kent, MD had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.