Kristina M. Kessler, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Buffalo, MN
Kristina M. Kessler, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Buffalo, Minnesota, and NPI 1376929968, issued on Aug 5, 2015. Check the license (Minnesota 2313, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristina M. Kessler
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2313 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 Highway 25 N, Buffalo, MN 55313
- Phone
- (763) 682-1313
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150917002058); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristina M. Kessler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 2313Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
4,247 Medicare Part D claims for 636 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium231 claims
- Warfarin Sodium210 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium191 claims
- Simvastatin173 claims
- Lisinopril172 claims
- Omeprazole144 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Stellis Health, PAMonticello, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristina M. Kessler among 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota
Kristina M. Kessler, PA-C is one of 4,007 physician assistant records with a practice address in Minnesota. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 3,131 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 physician assistant records list a practice address in Buffalo
They are 23 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Kristina M. Kessler, PA-C's NPI number?
Kristina M. Kessler, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376929968, issued on Aug 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristina M. Kessler, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Highway 25 N, Buffalo, MN, 55313. Phone: (763) 682-1313. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristina M. Kessler, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 2313, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristina M. Kessler, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristina M. Kessler, PA-C had 4,247 Medicare Part D claims for 636 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.