NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kendra Kamlitz, MD

Surgery Physician · Watertown, SD

Kendra Kamlitz, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Watertown, South Dakota, and NPI 1518279223, issued on Jul 10, 2010. Check the license (South Dakota 9596, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; 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
1518279223
Name
Kendra Kamlitz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
9596 SD
7552 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1201 Mickelson Dr, Watertown, SD 57201
Phone
(605) 882-7000
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 7, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160509001593); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2010
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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Verify Kendra Kamlitz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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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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50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

73 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kendra Kamlitz73
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Budesonide Dr16 claims
  2. Omeprazole14 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: $1,586.76

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kendra Kamlitz$1,586.76
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Windom Area HospitalWindom, MN

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

Kendra Kamlitz among 114 surgery physician records in South Dakota

Kendra Kamlitz, MD is one of 114 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 80% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2006 among the 72 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 surgery physician records list a practice address in Watertown

They are 10 of the 543 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 114 surgery physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roger Carter, MDWatertown, SD 572011225017809
  2. Alan Christensen, MDWatertown, SD 572011023097565
  3. Edwin Gerrish, MDWatertown, SD 572011063479517
  4. Gregory Gerrish, M.D.Watertown, SD 572011992097703
  5. Nicholas Harms, M.D.Watertown, SD 572011295965457
  6. Kristopher Johnson, MDWatertown, SD 572011265994446
  7. Alan Lawrence, MDWatertown, SD 572011265490288
  8. Kelly Ming, MDWatertown, SD 572011023246915

Common questions

What is Kendra Kamlitz, MD's NPI number?

Kendra Kamlitz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518279223, issued on Jul 10, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kendra Kamlitz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Mickelson Dr, Watertown, SD, 57201. Phone: (605) 882-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kendra Kamlitz, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 9596, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kendra Kamlitz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kendra Kamlitz, MD had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.