NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ken H. Baxa, DO

Rheumatology Physician · Hoisington, KS

Ken H. Baxa, DO is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Hoisington, Kansas, and NPI 1386020741, issued on Aug 7, 2015. Check the license (Kansas 05-40387, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; 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
1386020741
Name
Ken H. Baxa
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License numbers
05-40387 KS
2014034707 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
252 W 9TH St Ste A, Hoisington, KS 67544
Phone
(620) 653-2386
Enumerated
Aug 7, 2015
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2023
Fax
(620) 653-4186
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200610001200); accepts Medicare assignment
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 252 W 9TH St Ste A

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

  1. Phillip Barnes, PAPhysician Assistant1538392691
  2. Kimberly Beary, LSCSWClinical Social Worker1619335320
  3. Taylor Bieberle, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497278972
  4. Debra Brockel, PAPhysician Assistant1316047715
  5. Kayla Johnson, MDPediatrics Physician1548640493
  6. Nathaniel Knackstedt, DOInternal Medicine Physician1023050952

Verify Ken H. Baxa in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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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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54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

3,049 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ken Baxa3,049
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate568 claims
  2. Methotrexate485 claims
  3. Prednisone246 claims
  4. Gabapentin205 claims
  5. Leflunomide154 claims
  6. Allopurinol131 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: $851.75

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ken Baxa$851.75
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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

3 hospitals and group practices

  1. Ellsworth County Medical CenterEllsworth, KS · Critical Access Hospitals2 of 5 stars
  2. Lindsborg Community Hospital AssociationLindsborg, KS
  3. The Clara Barton Hospital Association Inc Hoisington KansasHoisington, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Ken H. Baxa among 54 rheumatology physician records in Kansas

Ken H. Baxa, DO is one of 54 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 69% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 39 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 rheumatology physician record lists a practice address in Hoisington

They are 1 of the 39 NPPES records with a practice address in Hoisington, and 54 rheumatology physician records in Kansas.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Basit Malik, MDHutchinson, KS 675021538125224
  2. Janelle Regier, MDHutchinson, KS 675021720297336
  3. Naveed Salahuddin, MDHutchinson, KS 675021003860560
  4. David Weidensaul, MDHutchinson, KS 675021942205851
  5. Stephen Ruhlman, MDAbilene, KS 674101679599567
  6. Brannon Donovan, MDWichita, KS 672351225667231
  7. Nadia Gibson, MDWichita, KS 672181164698593
  8. Preethi Kurakula, MDWichita, KS 672181598942328

Common questions

What is Ken H. Baxa, DO's NPI number?

Ken H. Baxa, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386020741, issued on Aug 7, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ken H. Baxa, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 252 W 9TH St Ste A, Hoisington, KS, 67544. Phone: (620) 653-2386. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ken H. Baxa, DO's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 05-40387, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ken H. Baxa, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ken H. Baxa, DO had 3,049 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.