Margaret A. Kessler, MD
Dermatology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Margaret A. Kessler, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1326240946, issued on Jun 5, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 41731, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret A. Kessler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 41731 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1331 N 7TH St, Phoenix, AZ 85006
- Phone
- (602) 354-5770
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (602) 354-5607
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090825000000); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Margaret A. Kessler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 41731Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,180 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide127 claims
- Ketoconazole125 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate116 claims
- Minoxidil85 claims
- Finasteride76 claims
- Fluorouracil62 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): 100 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: $2,517.10
123 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Southwest Skin Specialists LLCScottsdale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Margaret A. Kessler among 350 dermatology physician records in Arizona
Margaret A. Kessler, MD is one of 350 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 241 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 350 dermatology physician records in Arizona.
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- Christina Harview, MDPhoenix, AZ 850061265920730
- Jenna Koblinski, MDPhoenix, AZ 850061053945907
- Kavina PatelPhoenix, AZ 850061205417599
- Jeffrey Dickman, DOPhoenix, AZ 850081225598675
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Common questions
What is Margaret A. Kessler, MD's NPI number?
Margaret A. Kessler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326240946, issued on Jun 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret A. Kessler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1331 N 7TH St, Phoenix, AZ, 85006. Phone: (602) 354-5770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret A. Kessler, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 41731, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Margaret A. Kessler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Margaret A. Kessler, MD had 1,180 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Margaret A. Kessler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.