NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth A. Essig, M.D.

Urology Physician · Winter Haven, FL

Kenneth A. Essig, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Winter Haven, Florida, and NPI 1073519310, issued on Jun 22, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME 73354, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073519310
Name
Kenneth A. Essig
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
ME 73354 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7599 Cypress Gardens Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33884
Phone
(863) 845-2688
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 19, 2022
Fax
(863) 291-6050
Medicaid ID
014245200 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060103000553); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1988
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 7599 Cypress Gardens Blvd

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

  1. Betina Laiolo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1275716573

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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,095 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Kenneth Essig1,095
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl252 claims
  2. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim208 claims
  3. Gemtesa108 claims
  4. Myrbetriq78 claims
  5. Testosterone Cypionate65 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl60 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: $1,184.57

28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Coloplast Corp. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kenneth Essig$1,184.57
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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. Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Winter Haven, FL

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

Kenneth A. Essig among 1,020 urology physician records in Florida

Kenneth A. Essig, M.D. is one of 1,020 urology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% 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, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 1999 among the 721 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 208800000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,020 urology physician records in Florida.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bade Akintan, MDWinter Haven, FL 338801831202167
  2. Reginald Allen, MDWinter Haven, FL 338801306842240
  3. Kevin Lee, M.D.Winter Haven, FL 338801649213208
  4. Claudio Romero, M.D.Winter Haven, FL 338801033474838
  5. John Shelgren, MDWinter Haven, FL 338801093829772
  6. Yan Wolfson, MDWinter Haven, FL 338801760404529
  7. Anthony Arciola, MDSebring, FL 338721326032954
  8. Ronald Chee-Awai, MDSebring, FL 338721467450171

Common questions

What is Kenneth A. Essig, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth A. Essig, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073519310, issued on Jun 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth A. Essig, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7599 Cypress Gardens Blvd, Winter Haven, FL, 33884. Phone: (863) 845-2688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth A. Essig, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME 73354, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kenneth A. Essig, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth A. Essig, M.D. had 1,095 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.