Kate Christienne Kessler, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Fargo, ND
Kate Christienne Kessler, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1710152442, issued on Apr 23, 2008. Check the license (North Dakota PT 14251, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kate Christienne Kessler
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- PT 14251 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1702 University Dr S, Fargo, ND 58103
- Phone
- (701) 364-3300
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160919002340); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kate Christienne Kessler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license PT 14251Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,251 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium135 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium128 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er94 claims
- Lisinopril76 claims
- Losartan Potassium71 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate66 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: $24.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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 one group practice
- Innovis Health LLCFargo, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kate Christienne Kessler among 245 internal medicine physician records in North Dakota
Kate Christienne Kessler, D.O. is one of 245 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 46% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 129 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 49% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
133 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fargo
They are 133 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 245 internal medicine physician records in North Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Kate Christienne Kessler, D.O.'s NPI number?
Kate Christienne Kessler, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710152442, issued on Apr 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kate Christienne Kessler, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1702 University Dr S, Fargo, ND, 58103. Phone: (701) 364-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kate Christienne Kessler, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number PT 14251, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kate Christienne Kessler, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kate Christienne Kessler, D.O. had 2,251 Medicare Part D claims for 209 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.