Lawrence Jay Kessel, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Lawrence Jay Kessel, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1467452581, issued on Jul 29, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD025168E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Jay Kessel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD025168E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8200 Henry Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19128
- Phone
- (215) 482-2336
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 483-4389
- Medicaid ID
- 001681445 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110202000739); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lawrence Jay Kessel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD025168ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,034 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 106 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium251 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate144 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium134 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium103 claims
- Losartan Potassium91 claims
- Metformin Hcl86 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.
Lawrence Jay Kessel among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Lawrence Jay Kessel, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,855 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
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Common questions
What is Lawrence Jay Kessel, MD's NPI number?
Lawrence Jay Kessel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467452581, issued on Jul 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Jay Kessel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8200 Henry Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19128. Phone: (215) 482-2336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Jay Kessel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD025168E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lawrence Jay Kessel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Jay Kessel, MD had 3,034 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.