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2026 NPPES data Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician NPI 1063477966 MD
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Kevin Norris, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Salina, Kansas.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 830 in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
9K
Medicare Part D claims · 381 beneficiaries · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician avg: 2K
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 12% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
77.5/100
▼ 6 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$153.07
9 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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What the federal data shows

Kevin Norris, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.5/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 8,887 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

77.5/100
MIPS score · -6 vs avg
9K
Part D claims, 2024
88%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Kevin Norris, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1063477966), first enumerated 04/20/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 8,887 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 77.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $153.07 in reported industry payments (9 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1063477966 · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-BELOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1063477966
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-NARROW 830
  • MIPS-BELOW 77.5/100
  • RX-MID 8,887
  • BOOK-THIN 8 in Kansas
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ben Geishauser · ±0.2

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Kevin Norris, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

78 ≥ 20th percentile 20% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Kevin Norris, MD sits

This provider among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician peers

Across the 142 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Kevin Norris, MD writes more Part D claims than 89% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 20% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.949.974.899.8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Kevin Norris, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 89 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Kevin Norris, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Kevin Norris, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Kevin Norris, MD?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 04/20/2006

NPI 1063477966

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician

Niche

830 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

8,887 316% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,137

MIPS final score

77.5/100 6 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Kansas

How Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Kansas providers

Kansas providers
Behavior Technician7%Social Worker4.9%Physical Therapist4.8%Pharmacist4.7%Family Nurse Practitioner3.9%Clinical Social Worker3.8%Hospice and Palliative Medic…0%
Largest specialties in Kansas (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Kevin Norris, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
77.5/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%77.5%
MIPS final score (Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician) - 77.5/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

520 S SANTA FE AVE
Salina, KS 67401
(785) 823-7470

Provider Details

NPI 1063477966
Specialty Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 04/20/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

77.538
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
72.7308
Quality
52.3958
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Kevin Norris, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Salina Regional Health Center Inc
Salina, KS

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kevin Norris, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$153

Largest payer

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Kevin Norris, MD - brand share 12.0%
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician average

12% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 8,887 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

8,887
Total Claims
$537K
Total Drug Cost
381
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
14,862.2
Total Day Supply
420,639
Brand vs Generic
12% brand / 88% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$456K
Generic Drug Cost
$80K
Opioid Claims
560 (6.3% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
153

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.15
Gender Split
54% female / 46% male
Age Distribution
<65: 40, 65-74: 180, 75-84: 107, 85+: 54

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Kevin Norris, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Lisinopril
 472
Levothyroxine Sodium
 356
Warfarin Sodium
 345
Atorvastatin Calcium
 322
Simvastatin
 296
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
294
Gabapentin
 236
Amlodipine Besylate
 219
Furosemide
 209
Omeprazole
 202

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Overview

How Kevin Norris, MD fits within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

830
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in US
51
States with Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
2,137
Avg Claims per Provider

Kevin Norris, MD's 8,887 claims are above the specialty average of 2,137.

Nationwide Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Norris, both outside Kansas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (77.5 here).

Ben Geishauser 77.7 NJ Gunmeet Kaleka 77.8 WI Keturah Jeffries 77.3 MI Nancy Havas 77.8 WI

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Joseph Miller Bellevue, NE Laura Hofmann Washington, DC Jason Cash St George, UT Catherine Covington Clearwater, FL

Nearby Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in Kansas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kansas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Norris.

One of 8 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Kansas, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Brandy Ficek
MD
Topeka, KS
Dr. Kale Gentry
MD
Overland Park, KS
Dr. Delmont Hadley
M.D.
Overland Park, KS
Dr. Emily Hansen
D.O.
Kansas City, KS
Rick Hartwell
Wichita, KS

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kevin Norris, MD's specialty? ▼
Kevin Norris, MD specializes in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician and practices in Salina, Kansas. Credentials: MD.
How much does Kevin Norris, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Kevin Norris, MD wrote 8,887 Medicare Part D claims totaling $537K in drug costs for 381 beneficiaries.
What is Kevin Norris, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Kevin Norris, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 77.5/100 (Quality: 72.7, Cost: 52.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Kevin Norris, MD located? ▼
Kevin Norris, MD is located at 520 S SANTA FE AVE, Salina, KS, 67401. Phone: (785) 823-7470.
What is Kevin Norris, MD's NPI number? ▼
Kevin Norris, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063477966, issued on 04/20/2006.
Does Kevin Norris, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Kevin Norris, MD's prescribing is 12% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $456K in brand drug costs.
Does Kevin Norris, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Kevin Norris, MD had 560 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 6.3%.
How many Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 830 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider writes 2,137 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kevin Norris, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Kevin Norris, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Lisinopril, Levothyroxine Sodium, Warfarin Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kevin Norris, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Kevin Norris, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 8,887 Part D claims and 381 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kevin Norris, MD's credentials? ▼
Kevin Norris, MD's NPI is 1063477966 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.