NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kwame Kitson, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Bronx, NY

Kwame Kitson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1982604955, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (New York 188730, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982604955
Name
Kwame Kitson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
188730 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1894 Walton Ave, Bronx, NY 10453
Phone
(718) 583-3060
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
01367959 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100421000622); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Howard University College Of Medicine, 1989
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 1894 Walton Ave

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

  1. Cecelia Acosta-Lake, DDSDentist1760484331
  2. Rasha Alsaidi, LMHCMental Health Counselor1609278720
  3. Keziah BainRegistered Nurse1760309959
  4. Azmina Bhayani, MDFamily Medicine Physician1851730683
  5. Kara Blake, NPNurse Practitioner1356603906
  6. Taylor CarpenitoSocial Worker1356889190

Verify Kwame Kitson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,724 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kwame Kitson4,724
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium226 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa222 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate182 claims
  4. Gabapentin144 claims
  5. Lidocaine-Prilocaine140 claims
  6. Biktarvy135 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

  1. The Institute For Family HealthNew York, NY

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

Kwame Kitson among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York

Kwame Kitson, MD is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

364 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bronx

They are 364 of the 32,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Bronx, and 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carol Cancro, MDBronx, NY 104531477561348
  2. Amarilys Cortijo, MDBronx, NY 104531396739603
  3. Mark Dashevskiy, D.OBronx, NY 104531649379934
  4. Eugene Edynak, M.D.Bronx, NY 104531053383836
  5. Michael Ihemaguba, M.DBronx, NY 104531437230661
  6. David Israel, MDBronx, NY 104531710091129
  7. Stephen Kelly, M.D.Bronx, NY 104531982675013
  8. George Koshy, MDBronx, NY 104531689642639

Common questions

What is Kwame Kitson, MD's NPI number?

Kwame Kitson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982604955, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kwame Kitson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1894 Walton Ave, Bronx, NY, 10453. Phone: (718) 583-3060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kwame Kitson, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 188730, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kwame Kitson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kwame Kitson, MD had 4,724 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.