Kenneth W. West, MD
Specialist · Texarkana, TX
Kenneth W. West, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Texarkana, Texas, and NPI 1508864125, issued on Jul 8, 2005. Check the license (Texas L2745, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth W. West
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- L2745 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1002 Texas Blvd, Texarkana, TX 75501
- Phone
- (903) 792-4808
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (903) 792-2681
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040614000536); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1002 Texas Blvd
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Verify Kenneth W. West in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license L2745Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
123 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Valacyclovir28 claims
- Premarin18 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $167.66
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shield Therapeutics Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- The Specialists For Women OF Texarkana PLLCTexarkana, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth W. West among 1,716 specialist records in Texas
Kenneth W. West, MD is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Texas
There are 1,716 specialist records in Texas.
All 1,716 in Texas → Every provider in Texarkana → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Carlisle, MDTexarkana, TX 755011649275496
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- Timothy Overlock, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755011194722173
- Alvin Payne, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755011427056894
- Laura Balmain, MDTexarkana, TX 755031386642692
- John Cozart, MDTexarkana, TX 755031952309262
- Wendy Gordon, LSATexarkana, TX 755031528079068
- John Gregory, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031285621664
Common questions
What is Kenneth W. West, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth W. West, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508864125, issued on Jul 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth W. West, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1002 Texas Blvd, Texarkana, TX, 75501. Phone: (903) 792-4808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth W. West, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L2745, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kenneth W. West, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth W. West, MD had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.