K Keith Varden, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Mobile, AL
K Keith Varden, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1417903113, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 21274, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- K Keith Varden
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 21274 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Springhill Ave, Mobile, AL 36604
- Phone
- (251) 435-1200
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (251) 435-6357
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100430000321); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify K Keith Varden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21274Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
36,293 Medicare Part D claims for 1,958 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 708 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium1,681 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,411 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate1,154 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium1,124 claims
- Omeprazole1,014 claims
- Losartan Potassium880 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): 83.9 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,428.88
117 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Imc-Diagnostic And Medical Clinic LLCMobile, AL
- Transitional Care LLCMobile, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
K Keith Varden among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
K Keith Varden, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
255 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Mobile
They are 255 of the 6,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Mobile, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is K Keith Varden, M.D.'s NPI number?
K Keith Varden, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417903113, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is K Keith Varden, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Springhill Ave, Mobile, AL, 36604. Phone: (251) 435-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify K Keith Varden, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 21274, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does K Keith Varden, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, K Keith Varden, M.D. had 36,293 Medicare Part D claims for 1,958 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is K Keith Varden, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.9 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.