Joseph J. Kernich, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Punxsutawney, PA
Joseph J. Kernich, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1174518237, issued on Sep 14, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD 029317 E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph J. Kernich
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD 029317 E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Prushnok Dr, Punxsutawney, PA 15767
- Phone
- (814) 938-3310
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (814) 938-6804
- Medicaid ID
- 000914140-0003 PA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Prushnok Dr
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Verify Joseph J. Kernich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD 029317 ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,314 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 207 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium525 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium363 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium335 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate291 claims
- Omeprazole257 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl249 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: $67.44
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Joseph J. Kernich among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Joseph J. Kernich, M.D. is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Punxsutawney
They are 8 of the 190 NPPES records with a practice address in Punxsutawney, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Joseph J. Kernich, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph J. Kernich, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174518237, issued on Sep 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph J. Kernich, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Prushnok Dr, Punxsutawney, PA, 15767. Phone: (814) 938-3310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph J. Kernich, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD 029317 E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph J. Kernich, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph J. Kernich, M.D. had 10,314 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.