Kate Preston, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Flagstaff, AZ
Kate Preston, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Flagstaff, Arizona, and NPI 1265692982, issued on Jun 16, 2008. Check the license (Arizona 51189, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kate Preston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 51189 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 77 W Forest Ave Ste 201, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
- Phone
- (928) 773-2222
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (928) 773-2598
- Medicaid ID
- 111828 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160301002562); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 760 in Arizona → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 77 W Forest Ave Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrew Aldridge, MDSurgery Physician1497724017
- William Badger, M.D.Urology Physician1003935479
- Robert Berger, M.D.Surgery Physician1417926874
- Kathleen Collins, DO, MBASurgery Physician1942737978
- Joshua Damian, M.D.Surgery Physician1689085821
- Kylie Dickman, MDSurgery Physician1881223063
Verify Kate Preston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 51189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl74 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl63 claims
- Ibuprofen54 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,336.48
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Elucent Medical. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Flagstaff Surgical Associates PAFlagstaff, AZ
- Northern Arizona Healthcare CorporationSedona, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kate Preston among 760 surgery physician records in Arizona
Kate Preston, M.D. is one of 760 surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 72% 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 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 760 surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 760 in Arizona → Every provider in Flagstaff → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Aldridge, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011497724017
- Robert Berger, M.D.Flagstaff, AZ 860011417926874
- Adam Boettcher, M.D.Flagstaff, AZ 860011134325012
- Kathleen Collins, DO, MBAFlagstaff, AZ 860011942737978
- Joshua Damian, M.D.Flagstaff, AZ 860011689085821
- Kylie Dickman, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011881223063
- Ralph Kelley, DOFlagstaff, AZ 860011538369384
- Paul Lundstrom, MDFlagstaff, AZ 860011487623476
Common questions
What is Kate Preston, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kate Preston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265692982, issued on Jun 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kate Preston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 77 W Forest Ave Ste 201, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001. Phone: (928) 773-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kate Preston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 51189, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kate Preston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kate Preston, M.D. had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kate Preston, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.