Kenneth Steven Alpern, MD
Dermatology Physician · Seal Beach, CA
Kenneth Steven Alpern, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Seal Beach, California, and NPI 1205830890, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (California A49395, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Steven Alpern
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- A49395 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1198 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 1, Seal Beach, CA 90740
- Phone
- (562) 799-7071
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050408000444); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1198 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 1
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Verify Kenneth Steven Alpern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A49395Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dermatology physician in 2024
3,827 Medicare Part D claims for 924 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluocinonide351 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate339 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide306 claims
- Mupirocin304 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate281 claims
- Methotrexate219 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: $10,841.05
59 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 2 group practices
- Centers For Family Medicine GPSeal Beach, CA
- Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupSeal Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Steven Alpern among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Kenneth Steven Alpern, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 dermatology physician records list a practice address in Seal Beach
They are 5 of the 394 NPPES records with a practice address in Seal Beach, and 2,083 dermatology physician records in California.
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- Pascal Ferzli, M.D.Seal Beach, CA 907401396906921
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- Douglas Smith, MDSeal Beach, CA 907401497809396
- Carmen Capodanno, M.D.San Pedro, CA 907321821092859
- Sharam Yashar, MDSignal Hill, CA 907551245264910
- Thinh Chau, MDLos Alamitos, CA 907201811448251
- Cole Fulwider, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201033188560
Common questions
What is Kenneth Steven Alpern, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth Steven Alpern, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205830890, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Steven Alpern, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1198 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 1, Seal Beach, CA, 90740. Phone: (562) 799-7071. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Steven Alpern, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A49395, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth Steven Alpern, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Steven Alpern, MD had 3,827 Medicare Part D claims for 924 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.