Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Kendell Clarkston, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · West Plains, MO

Kendell Clarkston, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Plains, Missouri, and NPI 1922116284, issued on Aug 28, 2006. Check the license on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1922116284
Name
Kendell Clarkston
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
1100 N Kentucky Ave, West Plains, MO 65775
Phone
(417) 257-5800
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1100 N Kentucky Ave

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

  1. Alivia Acklin, AG-ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1174404453
  2. Ginny Alford, RPHPharmacist1407634827
  3. Mayce Allen, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1053068817
  4. Jose Alonso Escalante, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457883514
  5. Clara ApplegateSpecialist1366518789
  6. Muhammad Ashraf, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1275690729

Verify Kendell Clarkston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing ArtsCheck the board
  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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88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,248 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 209 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kendell Clarkston5,248
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium309 claims
  2. Sertraline Hcl187 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate185 claims
  4. Gabapentin176 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium176 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium161 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 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 score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  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).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Saint Lukes Physician Group IncOverland Park, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

10 internal medicine physician records list a West Plains practice address

They are 10 of the 853 NPPES records with a West Plains practice address, and 3,392 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.

Other internal medicine physician records in Missouri

  1. Betty Abban, M.D.Springfield, MO1063893162
  2. Amer Abbas, MDSaint Louis, MO1508480666
  3. Marghoob Abbas, M.D.St Joseph, MO1588603781
  4. Muhammad Khalid Abbas, M.D.Springfield, MO1447877089
  5. Sundas Abbas, MDRichmond Heights, MO1649790486
  6. Hajira Abbasi, DOSaint Louis, MO1194036947
  7. Mohammed Abbasi, MDSaint Louis, MO1497097083
  8. Catey Abbott, DOSaint Louis, MO1699355347
  9. David Abbott, MDRichmond Heights, MO1568448850
  10. Ramzi Abboud, MDSaint Louis, MO1649684200

Common questions

What is Kendell Clarkston, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kendell Clarkston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922116284, issued on Aug 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kendell Clarkston, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 N Kentucky Ave, West Plains, MO, 65775. Phone: (417) 257-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kendell Clarkston, M.D.'s license?

Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kendell Clarkston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kendell Clarkston, M.D. had 5,248 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kendell Clarkston, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.