Joseph Kist
Dermatology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Joseph Kist is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1134148687, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD421236, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Kist
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MD421236 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (215) 662-2737
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 349-8339
- Medicaid ID
- 100820565 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110412000033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3400 Spruce St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Kist in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD421236Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
928 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocortisone119 claims
- Ketoconazole118 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide93 claims
- Mupirocin80 claims
- Fluorouracil53 claims
- Dupixent Pen39 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Clinical Health Care Associates OF New Jersey PCCherry Hill, NJ
- University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Kist among 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania
Joseph Kist is one of 681 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 87% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 485 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 681 dermatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Joel Gelfand, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041710902382
- Jonathan Kantor, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041326038886
- James Leyden, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041124053731
- David Margolis, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041740205327
- Alain Rook, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041760417372
Common questions
What is Joseph Kist's NPI number?
Joseph Kist's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134148687, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Kist located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 662-2737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Kist's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD421236, 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 Kist prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Kist had 928 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Kist's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.