Joseph Hirsch Kern, RPH
Pharmacist · Palm Desert, CA
Joseph Hirsch Kern, RPH is a pharmacist with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1043657026, issued on May 30, 2013. Check the license (California RPH 46053, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Hirsch Kern
- Credential
- RPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- RPH 46053 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 72800 Dinah Shore Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92211
- Phone
- (760) 202-1362
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Hirsch Kern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license RPH 46053Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pharmacist in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of 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.
Joseph Hirsch Kern among 32,533 pharmacist records in California
Joseph Hirsch Kern, RPH is one of 32,533 pharmacist records with a practice address in California. 15% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 32% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 15% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 pharmacist records list a practice address in Palm Desert
They are 80 of the 1,495 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Desert, and 32,533 pharmacist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Hirsch Kern, RPH's NPI number?
Joseph Hirsch Kern, RPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043657026, issued on May 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Hirsch Kern, RPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 72800 Dinah Shore Dr, Palm Desert, CA, 92211. Phone: (760) 202-1362. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Hirsch Kern, RPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number RPH 46053, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Hirsch Kern, RPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Hirsch Kern, RPH had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.