NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristen Price Eads, M.D.

Surgery Physician · South Charleston, WV

Kristen Price Eads, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in South Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1942429790, issued on Apr 24, 2007. Check the license (West Virginia 23104, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942429790
Name
Kristen Price Eads
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
23104 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 Poplar St, South Charleston, WV 25309
Phone
(304) 767-7770
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(304) 767-7779
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080714000287); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 2003
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 500 Poplar St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rebecca Ashworth, MSN, APRN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1154200871
  2. Richard Craddock, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467768804
  3. Greta Guyer, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1477623775
  4. Johnna Jackson, D.O.Surgery Physician1255537999
  5. Lisa McClure, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1083013353

Verify Kristen Price Eads in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

262 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 110 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kristen Eads262
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Hcl109 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen99 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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): 90.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score67.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $151.11

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kristen Eads$151.11
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Ths Physician Partners IncSouth Charleston, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kristen Price Eads among 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia

Kristen Price Eads, M.D. is one of 205 surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 134 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 205 surgery physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gabriel Al-Hajj, M.D.Charleston, WV 253091386670693
  2. Michael Boustany, MDSouth Charleston, WV 253091619973096
  3. Johnna Jackson, D.O.South Charleston, WV 253091255537999
  4. Paul Kyer, MDSo Charleston, WV 253091063461895
  5. David Ranson, MDSouth Charleston, WV 253091306944335
  6. Seth Williams, MDSouth Charleston, WV 253091225583347
  7. Saad Ajmal, M.D.Charleston, WV 253111457664047
  8. Darren Nease, MDCharleston, WV 253111235199480

Common questions

What is Kristen Price Eads, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kristen Price Eads, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942429790, issued on Apr 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristen Price Eads, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Poplar St, South Charleston, WV, 25309. Phone: (304) 767-7770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristen Price Eads, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 23104, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kristen Price Eads, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristen Price Eads, M.D. had 262 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kristen Price Eads, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 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.

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