Kent J. Kessler, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Richmond, KY
Kent J. Kessler, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Richmond, Kentucky, and NPI 1750497509, issued on Aug 22, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 29306, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent J. Kessler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 29306 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1110 Lancaster RD Ste 3, Richmond, KY 40475
- Phone
- (859) 623-3576
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 624-9682
- Medicaid ID
- 64239601 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100818000959); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1110 Lancaster RD Ste 3
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christian Knecht, M.D.Surgery Physician1184730863
- Hameed Koury, M.D.Surgery Physician1215043047
Verify Kent J. Kessler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 29306Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
264 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 90 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole92 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen83 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium13 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): 95.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $22,806.92
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent J. Kessler among 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky
Kent J. Kessler, M.D. is one of 459 surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 77% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 292 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 459 in Kentucky → Every provider in Richmond → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samuel Fritz, M.D.Richmond, KY 404751598848335
- Christian Knecht, M.D.Richmond, KY 404751184730863
- Hameed Koury, M.D.Richmond, KY 404751215043047
- Kristin Moore, M.D.Richmond, KY 404751497941413
- Audrey Narducci, M. D.Stanford, KY 404841356481121
- William Bakhos, M.D.Mount Vernon, KY 404561679761779
- Michael Daugherty, M.D.Lexington, KY 405021275571978
- Edgar McGee, MDLexington, KY 405021750520706
Common questions
What is Kent J. Kessler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kent J. Kessler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750497509, issued on Aug 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent J. Kessler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1110 Lancaster RD Ste 3, Richmond, KY, 40475. Phone: (859) 623-3576. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent J. Kessler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 29306, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kent J. Kessler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent J. Kessler, M.D. had 264 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kent J. Kessler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.