Katherine Kester, MD
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Allen, TX
Katherine Kester, MD is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Allen, Texas, and NPI 1356751143, issued on May 1, 2014. Check the license (Texas Q5836, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Kester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
- License numbers
- Q5836 TX
BP10049933 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1110 Raintree Circle, Suite 100, Allen, TX 75013
- Phone
- (214) 383-9356
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190110002636); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1110 Raintree Circle, Suite 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Katherine Kester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5836Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam22 claims
- Methylprednisolone22 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): 75.3 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: $48.19
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 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
- Texas Health Physicians GroupAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Kester among 198 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas
Katherine Kester, MD is one of 198 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2013 among the 149 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QS0010X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 198 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in Texas.
All 198 in Texas → Every provider in Allen → Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Ortmeier, LATFlower Mound, TX 750221154922755
- Naga Sai Venkata Madhavapeddi, M.DFlower Mound, TX 750281467815043
- Nicholas DouvilleFrisco, TX 750341255821427
- Shaun Garff, D.O.Dallas, TX 750521093135816
- Monica Heckman, ATC, LATIrving, TX 750621225910979
- Rathna Nuti, M.D.McKinney, TX 750691295171668
- Nicole Pitts, D.O.Prosper, TX 750781629426028
- Obinna Chukwuocha, D.O.Plano, TX 750931316997455
Common questions
What is Katherine Kester, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Kester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356751143, issued on May 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Kester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1110 Raintree Circle, Suite 100, Allen, TX, 75013. Phone: (214) 383-9356. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Kester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5836, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Katherine Kester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Kester, MD had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katherine Kester, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 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.