Kenneth C. Nowak, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Salinas, CA
Kenneth C. Nowak, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1639243843, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (California A63245, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth C. Nowak
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- A63245 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1095 Los Palos Drive, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 775-0205
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 775-0206
- Medicaid ID
- 00A632450 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080618000193); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1095 Los Palos Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Block, MDOtolaryngology Physician1477627669
- Albert Roller, MDOtolaryngology Physician1043388267
- Terrence Trapp, MDOtolaryngology Physician1841364031
Verify Kenneth C. Nowak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A63245Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
1,153 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine126 claims
- Prednisone103 claims
- Omeprazole101 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide80 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate73 claims
- Pilocarpine Hcl73 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.6 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: $833.90
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 one group practice
- Central Coast Head And Neck Surgeons A M C IncSalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth C. Nowak among 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California
Kenneth C. Nowak, MD is one of 1,212 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207Y00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in California
There are 1,212 otolaryngology physician records in California.
All 1,212 in California → Every provider in Salinas → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Block, MDSalinas, CA 939011477627669
- Grant Conner, MDSalinas, CA 939011932639226
- Michael German, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011336398627
- Albert Roller, MDSalinas, CA 939011043388267
- Terrence Trapp, MDSalinas, CA 939011841364031
- David Awerbuck, MDMonterey, CA 939401851465066
- Ameet Grewal Pitta, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401003130634
- Joel Jacobson, MDMonterey, CA 939401346448859
Common questions
What is Kenneth C. Nowak, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth C. Nowak, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639243843, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth C. Nowak, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1095 Los Palos Drive, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 775-0205. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth C. Nowak, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A63245, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth C. Nowak, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth C. Nowak, MD had 1,153 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth C. Nowak, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 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.