Kenneth Kesler, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Indianapolis, IN
Kenneth Kesler, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1700991106, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01029480, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Kesler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 01029480 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7979 N Shadeland Ave Ste 310, Indianapolis, IN 46250
- Phone
- (317) 887-7968
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101207000077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7979 N Shadeland Ave Ste 310
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kenneth Kesler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01029480Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $894.58
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Community Physician Network Specialty Care LLCIndianapolis, IN
- Community Physicians OF Indiana IncIndianapolis, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Kesler among 136 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Indiana
Kenneth Kesler, MD is one of 136 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1995 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Indiana
There are 136 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Indiana.
All 136 in Indiana → Every provider in Indianapolis → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chelsea Loria, MDIndianapolis, IN 462501265051353
- Vince Nardy, DOIndianapolis, IN 462501073808903
- Yogesh PatelIndianapolis, IN 462501912356916
- Joshua Preiss, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462501023495280
- Brian Priest, MDIndianapolis, IN 462501649263211
- Robert Shoemaker, MDIndianapolis, IN 462501649262494
- John Storey, MDIndianapolis, IN 462501104914340
- John Streitman, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462501528083888
Common questions
What is Kenneth Kesler, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth Kesler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700991106, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Kesler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7979 N Shadeland Ave Ste 310, Indianapolis, IN, 46250. Phone: (317) 887-7968. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Kesler, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01029480, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.