NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathleen J. Clem, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Durham, NC

Kathleen J. Clem, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1154404309, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 98-01211, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154404309
Name
Kathleen J. Clem
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
98-01211 NC
20071 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Duke University Medical Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Phone
(919) 620-4467
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
891169M NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200130002125); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Duke University Medical Ctr

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  5. Patricia AllushuskiCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1538258090
  6. Lisa Amaya-Jackson, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1841373081

Verify Kathleen J. Clem in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kathleen Clem23
  2. Specialty average226

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): 86.8 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Dartmouth-Hitchcock ClinicLebanon, NH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kathleen J. Clem among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

Kathleen J. Clem, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

144 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham

They are 144 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joshua BroderDurham, NC 277101275616419
  2. Charles CairnsDurham, NC 277101164505301
  3. Patrick DillonDurham, NC 277101184707333
  4. Charles Gerardo, M.D.Durham, NC 277101033292297
  5. David GordonDurham, NC 277101669555827
  6. Dean Harrison, M.D.Durham, NC 277101194809251
  7. Michael Hocker, MDDurham, NC 277101447334503
  8. Fernando Lopez, MDDurham, NC 277101093734923

Common questions

What is Kathleen J. Clem, MD's NPI number?

Kathleen J. Clem, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154404309, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathleen J. Clem, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Duke University Medical Ctr, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 620-4467. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathleen J. Clem, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 98-01211, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kathleen J. Clem, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathleen J. Clem, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kathleen J. Clem, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.8 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.