NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laurence Michael Kish, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Kings Mountain, NC

Laurence Michael Kish, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and NPI 1740251503, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9600313, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1740251503
Name
Laurence Michael Kish
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
9600313 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2202 Carolina PL, Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Phone
(980) 487-2290
Enumerated
Jan 30, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070714000160); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Pennsylvania, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2202 Carolina PL

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

  1. Christopher Cerjan, MDPediatrics Physician1821017575
  2. Anita Kpodo, MDPediatrics Physician1144432667
  3. Carleigh Newell, PAPhysician Assistant1457500316
  4. Kelly Radford, DOFamily Medicine Physician1750763876

Verify Laurence Michael Kish in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

10,855 Medicare Part D claims for 644 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laurence Kish10,855
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium576 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate523 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium350 claims
  4. Omeprazole325 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium317 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl284 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): 95.4 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 score84.2
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC

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

Laurence Michael Kish among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Laurence Michael Kish, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kings Mountain

They are 13 of the 161 NPPES records with a practice address in Kings Mountain, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Temidayo Adelekun, MDKings Mountain, NC 280861962497537
  2. Anton Bazarov, MDKings Mountain, NC 280861578906616
  3. Melissa Decker, MDKings Mountain, NC 280861336123835
  4. Abdul Gangoo, MDKings Mountain, NC 280861780641571
  5. Tenae Griffin, NPKings Mountain, NC 280861245709070
  6. Hunter Hopkins, MDKings Mountain, NC 280861124523550
  7. Charles Langley, MDKings Mountain, NC 280861336132737
  8. Alexander Mensah, MDKings Mountain, NC 280861982043261

Common questions

What is Laurence Michael Kish, MD's NPI number?

Laurence Michael Kish, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740251503, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laurence Michael Kish, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2202 Carolina PL, Kings Mountain, NC, 28086. Phone: (980) 487-2290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laurence Michael Kish, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9600313, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laurence Michael Kish, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laurence Michael Kish, MD had 10,855 Medicare Part D claims for 644 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Laurence Michael Kish, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.