Kelsey Real Kennedy
Dermatology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Kelsey Real Kennedy is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1194222844, issued on Apr 10, 2018. Check the license (Alabama MD.43941, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelsey Real Kennedy
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MD.43941 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 252 Inverness Center Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Phone
- (205) 997-2966
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2024
- Fax
- (205) 379-6842
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220610000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 252 Inverness Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kelsey Real Kennedy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.43941Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
820 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clobetasol Propionate92 claims
- Cefadroxil73 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate73 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide68 claims
- Hydrocortisone50 claims
- Mupirocin50 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): 70.9 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: $1,043.51
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Forefront Dermatology SCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelsey Real Kennedy among 171 dermatology physician records in Alabama
Kelsey Real Kennedy is one of 171 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 171 dermatology physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wasim Haidari, MDVestavia Hls, AL 352421376172056
- Keith Harrigill, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421538286042
- Thomas HarrisonVestavia Hls, AL 352421346702289
- Christopher Heath, DO, MPASVestavia Hls, AL 352421477845097
- Kevin Kwan, MDVestavia Hls, AL 352421922502764
- Elena Llivina, MDBirmingham, AL 352421144389586
- Maria Marks, MDBirmingham, AL 352421437367182
- Julie Harper, MDBirmingham, AL 352431841227394
Common questions
What is Kelsey Real Kennedy's NPI number?
Kelsey Real Kennedy's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194222844, issued on Apr 10, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelsey Real Kennedy located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 252 Inverness Center Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35242. Phone: (205) 997-2966. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelsey Real Kennedy's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.43941, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kelsey Real Kennedy prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelsey Real Kennedy had 820 Medicare Part D claims for 410 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kelsey Real Kennedy's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70.9 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.