Kimberly Essner, MS-PAC
Physician Assistant · Dexter, MO
Kimberly Essner, MS-PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Dexter, Missouri, and NPI 1962588210, issued on Oct 30, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2005008045, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kimberly Essner
- Credential
- MS-PAC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2005008045 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 115 E Business US Highway 60, Dexter, MO 63841
- Phone
- (573) 624-7575
- Enumerated
- Oct 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (573) 624-3157
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051028000149); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 115 E Business US Highway 60
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kimberly Essner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2005008045Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
16,223 Medicare Part D claims for 591 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 254 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium496 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate494 claims
- Lisinopril486 claims
- Gabapentin471 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium466 claims
- Meloxicam443 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Dexter Hospital, LLCDexter, MO
- Southeast Health Center OF Stoddard County LLCDexter, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kimberly Essner among 1,790 physician assistant records in Missouri
Kimberly Essner, MS-PAC is one of 1,790 physician assistant records with a practice address in Missouri. 81% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2019 among the 1,250 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 physician assistant records list a practice address in Dexter
They are 3 of the 115 NPPES records with a practice address in Dexter, and 1,790 physician assistant records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Kimberly Essner, MS-PAC's NPI number?
Kimberly Essner, MS-PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962588210, issued on Oct 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kimberly Essner, MS-PAC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 115 E Business US Highway 60, Dexter, MO, 63841. Phone: (573) 624-7575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kimberly Essner, MS-PAC's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2005008045, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kimberly Essner, MS-PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kimberly Essner, MS-PAC had 16,223 Medicare Part D claims for 591 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kimberly Essner, MS-PAC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.2 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.