Kenneth G. Cook, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Paducah, KY
Kenneth G. Cook, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1720169501, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 20915, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth G. Cook
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20915 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 225 Medical Center Drive, Paducah, KY 42003
- Phone
- (270) 441-4144
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 441-4646
- Medicaid ID
- 64209158 KY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth G. Cook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 20915Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,149 Medicare Part D claims for 628 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 311 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium328 claims
- Simvastatin300 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate267 claims
- Alprazolam252 claims
- Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide221 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate219 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 9.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $253.36
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Kenneth G. Cook among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Kenneth G. Cook, MD is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Paducah
They are 34 of the 1,910 NPPES records with a practice address in Paducah, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth G. Cook, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth G. Cook, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720169501, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth G. Cook, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Medical Center Drive, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 441-4144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth G. Cook, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 20915, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth G. Cook, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth G. Cook, MD had 8,149 Medicare Part D claims for 628 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth G. Cook, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 9.4 of 100. 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.