Kenneth Fretwell, MD
Surgery Physician · Jamaica, NY
Kenneth Fretwell, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Jamaica, New York, and NPI 1144281429, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (New York 190443, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Fretwell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 190443 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8900 Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica, NY 11418
- Phone
- (718) 206-7110
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 206-7111
- Medicaid ID
- 01618666 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101123000236); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth Fretwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 190443Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,204.97
14 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.
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
- Jamaica HospitalJamaica, NY
- Tjh Medical Services PCJamaica, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Fretwell among 2,053 surgery physician records in New York
Kenneth Fretwell, MD is one of 2,053 surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 74% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2002 among the 1,212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 63% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 2,053 surgery physician records in New York.
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- Kenneth Doughlin, M.D.Jamaica, NY 114181669495339
- Samir DuttaJamaica, NY 114181376689109
- Amit Joshi, M.D.Jamaica, NY 114181790819084
- Rebecca LeeJamaica, NY 114181154469724
- Nikia McFadden, M.D.Richmond Hill, NY 114181245680917
Common questions
What is Kenneth Fretwell, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth Fretwell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144281429, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Fretwell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8900 Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica, NY, 11418. Phone: (718) 206-7110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Fretwell, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 190443, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth Fretwell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Fretwell, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth Fretwell, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.5 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), 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.