Makayla Diane Kester, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Lincoln, NE
Makayla Diane Kester, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1518535111, issued on Jun 11, 2021. Check the license with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Makayla Diane Kester
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 2222 S 16TH St Ste 405B, Lincoln, NE 68502
- Phone
- (402) 481-5860
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Fax
- (402) 481-5861
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210812001778); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Makayla Diane Kester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
190 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 82 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl41 claims
- Tramadol Hcl38 claims
- Methocarbamol22 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
- Cephalexin15 claims
- Gabapentin13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,059.41
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Bryan Physician NetworkLincoln, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Makayla Diane Kester among 1,352 physician assistant records in Nebraska
Makayla Diane Kester, PA-C is one of 1,352 physician assistant records with a practice address in Nebraska. 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 2021, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 70% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 971 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
297 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lincoln
They are 297 of the 14,829 NPPES records with a practice address in Lincoln, and 1,352 physician assistant records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Makayla Diane Kester, PA-C's NPI number?
Makayla Diane Kester, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518535111, issued on Jun 11, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Makayla Diane Kester, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 S 16TH St Ste 405B, Lincoln, NE, 68502. Phone: (402) 481-5860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Makayla Diane Kester, PA-C's license?
Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Makayla Diane Kester, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Makayla Diane Kester, PA-C had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Makayla Diane Kester, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.