NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kellen Travis Jex, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Natchez, MS

Kellen Travis Jex, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Natchez, Mississippi, and NPI 1952698532, issued on Jul 5, 2011. Check the license (Mississippi 23270, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952698532
Name
Kellen Travis Jex
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License numbers
23270 MS
207975 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
136 Jeff Davis Blvd, Natchez, MS 39120
Phone
(601) 492-2224
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2011
Record last updated
Apr 16, 2026
Fax
(601) 492-2231
Medicaid IDs
2390007 LA
03506041 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180515000247); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2011
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 136 Jeff Davis Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kristin Foster, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1245696848

Verify Kellen Travis Jex in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

2,593 Medicare Part D claims for 879 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.

  1. Kellen Jex2,593
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium1,209 claims
  2. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf368 claims
  3. Famotidine129 claims
  4. Linzess75 claims
  5. Creon64 claims
  6. Ondansetron Odt52 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: $2,233.71

73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kellen Jex$2,233.71
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Concordia Parish Hospital Service District Number OneFerriday, LA
  2. Hattiesburg Clinic PAHattiesburg, MS
  3. Maui Health System A Kaiser Foundation Hospitals LLCWailuku, HI
  4. Miss-Lou GI PLLCNatchez, MS

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

Kellen Travis Jex among 128 gastroenterology physician records in Mississippi

Kellen Travis Jex, MD is one of 128 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 1998 among the 102 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207RG0100X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Mississippi

There are 128 gastroenterology physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Albert Chiemprabha, MDVicksburg, MS 391801326003005
  2. Yoshinobu Namihira, MDVicksburg, MS 391801871773671
  3. Shuja Yousuf, M.D.Brandon, MS 390421881643088
  4. Praneeth Bandaru, M.D.Jackson, MS 392021366937989
  5. Himmat Brar, MDJackson, MS 392021508328170
  6. James Johnston, MDJackson, MS 392021699763847
  7. Billy Long, MDJackson, MS 392021649268822
  8. Andrew Weeks, M.D.Jackson, MS 392021346504768

Common questions

What is Kellen Travis Jex, MD's NPI number?

Kellen Travis Jex, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952698532, issued on Jul 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kellen Travis Jex, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 136 Jeff Davis Blvd, Natchez, MS, 39120. Phone: (601) 492-2224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kellen Travis Jex, MD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 23270, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kellen Travis Jex, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kellen Travis Jex, MD had 2,593 Medicare Part D claims for 879 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.