NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth J. Kress, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Alpharetta, GA

Kenneth J. Kress, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Alpharetta, Georgia, and NPI 1174510598, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 032768, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1174510598
Name
Kenneth J. Kress
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
032768 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3400 Old Milton Pkwy Ste C290, Alpharetta, GA 30005
Phone
(770) 667-4343
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2022
Fax
(770) 772-0937
Medicaid IDs
003161408F GA
003161408E GA
003161408G GA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3400 Old Milton Pkwy Ste C290

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

  1. Austin Hall, PACPhysician Assistant1245894427
  2. Joshua Howard, PAPhysician Assistant1841500659
  3. Jeffrey Morgan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1790145985
  4. Breydan Wright, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1487278297

Verify Kenneth J. Kress in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

1,317 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 253 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kenneth Kress1,317
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin488 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl216 claims
  3. Pregabalin184 claims
  4. Clindamycin Hcl87 claims
  5. Ibuprofen47 claims
  6. Gabapentin41 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): 89.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score64.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $558.39

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kenneth Kress$558
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Kenneth J. Kress among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia

Kenneth J. Kress, M.D. is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Fisher, MDAlpharetta, GA 300051750350237
  2. Jon Minter, D.OAlpharetta, GA 300051689661787
  3. Christopher Potts, M.D.Alpharetta, GA 300051750556023
  4. Breydan Wright, M.D.Alpharetta, GA 300051487278297
  5. Christie White, PA-CAlpharetta, GA 300091568468809
  6. Harvinder Bhatti, M.D.Conyers, GA 300121073698999
  7. Weilong Shi, MDConyers, GA 300121265966121
  8. Sarveswar Naidu, MDConyers, GA 300131184640997

Common questions

What is Kenneth J. Kress, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kenneth J. Kress, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174510598, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth J. Kress, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3400 Old Milton Pkwy Ste C290, Alpharetta, GA, 30005. Phone: (770) 667-4343. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth J. Kress, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 032768, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kenneth J. Kress, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth J. Kress, M.D. had 1,317 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kenneth J. Kress, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 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.