Kent Edward Kester, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Baltimore, MD
Kent Edward Kester, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1649250622, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0036095, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Edward Kester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- D0036095 MD
MD040278E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201
- Phone
- (410) 328-6704
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 19, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 328-4124
- Medicaid ID
- 764320900 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101018000761); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kent Edward Kester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0036095Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Shock Trauma Associates PABaltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent Edward Kester among 410 infectious disease physician records in Maryland
Kent Edward Kester, M.D. is one of 410 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 59% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2002 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Maryland
There are 410 infectious disease physician records in Maryland.
All 410 in Maryland → Every provider in Baltimore → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Africa Alvarez-McLeod, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011033116603
- William Anthony, MD MBABaltimore, MD 212011326025081
- Chandralekha Banerjee, MDBaltimore, MD 212011114902210
- William Blattner, MDBaltimore, MD 212011528020757
- Mayurika Ghosh, MDBaltimore, MD 212011497730592
- Mariam Khambaty, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011124080809
- Kirsten Lyke, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011164416400
- Philip Mackowiak, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212011750343414
Common questions
What is Kent Edward Kester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kent Edward Kester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649250622, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Edward Kester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD, 21201. Phone: (410) 328-6704. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Edward Kester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0036095, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Kent Edward Kester, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.