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2026 NPPES data Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician NPI 1467621953 M.D.
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Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 149 in Obesity 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.
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Prescribing volume
304
Medicare Part D claims · 228 beneficiaries · Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
86%
generic claims · 10% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$124.74
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Kia West, M.D. filed 304 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Allentown, Pennsylvania, prescribing 86% generic.
- 304
- Part D claims, 2023
- 86%
- 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.
Kia West, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
304 Top 43% higher than 57% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. 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.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Kia West, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - 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 Kia West, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
304 75% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania
How Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician. Verify directly:
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).
Kia West, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as an Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 1243 S CEDAR CREST BLVD STE 2200, Allentown, PA, 18103, with a listed phone of (610) 402-5000. NPI 1467621953 was issued on 02/28/2008.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 304 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 228 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $15K in drug spend, split 10% brand-name and 86% generic by claim count.
Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 149 enrolled providers across 39 states and an average of 1,239 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1467621953 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 02/28/2008 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Kia West, M.D. 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.
Lehigh Valley Physician Group
Allentown, PA
Patient First Pennsylvania Medical Group PLLC
Fairless Hills, PA
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 Kia West, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$125
Largest payer
Lilly USA, LLC
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.
License & disciplinary context - Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Kia West, M.D.. To verify Kia West, M.D.'s current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases
PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Kia West, M.D. - brand share 10.0%
Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician average
10% brand-name claims vs 86% generic, on 304 2023 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 2023.
304
Total Claims
$15K
Total Drug Cost
228
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 335
- Total Day Supply
- 4,821
- Brand vs Generic
- 10% brand / 86% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $11K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $4K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 95
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.18
- Gender Split
- 70% female / 30% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 32, 65-74: 116, 75-84: 65, 85+: 15
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Kia West, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone
33 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate
Doxycycline Hyclate
29 claims
- Bupropion Xl
Bupropion Xl
20 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
20 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mon…
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro
14 claims
- Naproxen 13
Naproxen
13 claims
- Cephalexin 12
Cephalexin
12 claims
- Paxlovid (Eua) 11
Paxlovid (Eua)
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Methylprednisolone | 33 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 29 |
| Bupropion Xl Bupropion Hcl | 20 |
| Prednisone | 20 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 14 |
| Naproxen | 13 |
| Cephalexin | 12 |
| Paxlovid (Eua) Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Overview
How Kia West, M.D. fits within the Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
149
Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in US
39
States with Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
1,239
Avg Claims per Provider
Kia West, M.D.'s 304 claims are below the specialty average of 1,239.
Nearby Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in Pennsylvania
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as West.
Dr. Essam Almeky
MD
Shavertown, PA
Dr. Evangelia Johns
LSW
Flourtown, PA
Dr. Jennifer Minkovich
DO
Richboro, PA
Dr. Caissa Troutman
MD
Mechanicsburg, PA
Dr. Verlyn Warrington
MD
Sayre, PA
Compare Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Pennsylvania medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kia West, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Kia West, M.D. specializes in Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician and practices in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Kia West, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Kia West, M.D. wrote 304 Medicare Part D claims totaling $15K in drug costs for 228 beneficiaries.
Where is Kia West, M.D. located? ▼
Kia West, M.D. is located at 1243 S CEDAR CREST BLVD STE 2200, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 402-5000.
What is Kia West, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Kia West, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467621953, issued on 02/28/2008.
Does Kia West, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Kia West, M.D.'s prescribing is 10% brand-name and 86% generic drugs by claim count, with $11K in brand drug costs.
How many Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 149 Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers across 39 states in the US. The average Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,239 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kia West, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Kia West, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Methylprednisolone, Doxycycline Hyclate, Bupropion Xl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kia West, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Kia West, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 304 Part D claims and 228 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kia West, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Kia West, M.D.'s NPI is 1467621953 with credentials M.D.. 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 (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- 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 April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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