NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Craig Hart, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Rapid City, SD

Kenneth Craig Hart, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1689609828, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 8555, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689609828
Name
Kenneth Craig Hart
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
8555 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
353 Fairmont Blvd., Rapid City, SD 57701
Phone
(605) 719-1000
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121120000545); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1985
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 353 Fairmont Blvd.

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

  1. Nancy Behr, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275626590
  2. Jeanne Berry, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1447350954
  3. Mary Brooks, CNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1962525840
  4. Karen Bryant, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083707301
  5. Diane Coon, CNPNurse Practitioner1932290491
  6. John Fernau, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1649560541

Verify Kenneth Craig Hart 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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

36 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kenneth Hart36
  2. Specialty average3,176

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): 97.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Monument Health Rapid City Hospital IncRapid City, SD

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

Kenneth Craig Hart among 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota

Kenneth Craig Hart, MD is one of 247 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 146 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

43 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rapid City

They are 43 of the 3,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Rapid City, and 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Eaton, MDRapid City, SD 577011871548578
  2. James Engelbrecht, MDRapid City, SD 577011003886680
  3. David Evans, MDRapid City, SD 577011780639484
  4. John Herbst, MDRapid City, SD 577011922037357
  5. Dave Johnson, MDRapid City, SD 577011821038944
  6. David Klocke, MDRapid City, SD 577011487624573
  7. Sonja Labrie, MDRapid City, SD 577011295789451
  8. Jennifer May, MDRapid City, SD 577011891765475

Common questions

What is Kenneth Craig Hart, MD's NPI number?

Kenneth Craig Hart, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689609828, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Craig Hart, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 353 Fairmont Blvd., Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 719-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Craig Hart, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 8555, 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 Kenneth Craig Hart, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Craig Hart, MD had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kenneth Craig Hart, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.