NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kristen Nicole Williams, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Paducah, KY

Kristen Nicole Williams, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1265810444, issued on May 8, 2015. Check the license (Kentucky 53970, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1265810444
Name
Kristen Nicole Williams
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
53970 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2601 Kentucky Ave Ste 201, Paducah, KY 42003
Phone
(270) 538-9555
Enumerated
May 8, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200629002198); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2015
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 2601 Kentucky Ave Ste 201

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

  1. Hannah Barton, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1447182605
  2. Madeline Blackwell, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1053046946
  3. Phillip BlotevogelSurgery Physician1346701109

Verify Kristen Nicole Williams in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

597 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 253 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kristen Williams597
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Hcl248 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl170 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl83 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl18 claims
  5. Cephalexin16 claims
  6. Metronidazole15 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): 95.5 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 score89.6
  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: $6,158.44

23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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 Williams$6,158.44
  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. Baptist Health Medical Group IncPaducah, KY

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

Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky.

Other surgery physician records in Kentucky

  1. Patricia Abello, MDEdgewood, KY1841256328
  2. Walid Abou-Jaoude, M.D.Lexington, KY1699772707
  3. Ravi Alapati, MDOwensboro, KY1992949838
  4. Bruce Allen, M.D.London, KY1639210743
  5. Jeffrey Allen, MDLouisville, KY1174502728
  6. William Allen, MDLouisville, KY1871120808
  7. Charles Allran, M.D.Cynthiana, KY1619062130
  8. Vincent Almagno, MDMiddlesboro, KY1750940953
  9. Erika Almodovar, MDCorbin, KY1528590882
  10. Mickey Anderson, MDBardstown, KY1497728323

Common questions

What is Kristen Nicole Williams, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kristen Nicole Williams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265810444, issued on May 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kristen Nicole Williams, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2601 Kentucky Ave Ste 201, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 538-9555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kristen Nicole Williams, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 53970, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kristen Nicole Williams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kristen Nicole Williams, M.D. had 597 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kristen Nicole Williams, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.