Kent J. Lord, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Johnson City, TN
Kent J. Lord, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Johnson City, Tennessee, and NPI 1679785935, issued on May 7, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 51867, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent J. Lord
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 51867 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2410 Susannah St, Johnson City, TN 37601
- Phone
- (423) 282-9011
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 282-0035
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150401001822); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2410 Susannah St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alan Aiken, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1437565074
- Marc Aiken, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1558327395
- Ryne Baines, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1730879982
- Everett Baker, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1154746261
- Whitney Belt, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1275581316
- Mikayla BogulskiPhysician Assistant1013552439
Verify Kent J. Lord in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51867Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
232 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium44 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl33 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Methylprednisolone28 claims
- Meloxicam24 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 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): 66.7 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: $53.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was PolyNovo North America LLC. 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.
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
- Watauga Orthopaedics PLCJohnson City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kent J. Lord among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee
Kent J. Lord, M.D. is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2007, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 58% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 306 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 47% 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee
There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 467 in Tennessee → Every provider in Johnson City → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marc Aiken, MDJohnson City, TN 376011558327395
- Alan Aiken, DOJohnson City, TN 376011437565074
- Robert Detroye, MDJohnson City, TN 376011437114956
- Thomas Gill, MDJohnson City, TN 376011326307687
- Joseph Grant, MDJohnson City, TN 376011932164662
- David Hardin, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376011053378273
- Joseph Hurst, DOJohnson City, TN 376011346223948
- Timothy Jenkins, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376011043421779
Common questions
What is Kent J. Lord, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kent J. Lord, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679785935, issued on May 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent J. Lord, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2410 Susannah St, Johnson City, TN, 37601. Phone: (423) 282-9011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent J. Lord, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 51867, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kent J. Lord, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent J. Lord, M.D. had 232 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kent J. Lord, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 66.7 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.