NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Thomas Kestner, PA

Physician Assistant · Medford, MA

Mark Thomas Kestner, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Medford, Massachusetts, and NPI 1053863662, issued on Oct 30, 2016. Check the license (Massachusetts PA6008, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; 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
1053863662
Name
Mark Thomas Kestner
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA6008 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
44 Manning St, Medford, MA 02155
Phone
(602) 315-0423
Enumerated
Oct 30, 2016
Record last updated
Jan 31, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180102001106); may accept Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

122 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mark Kestner122
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin14 claims
  2. Prednisone14 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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 2 group practices

  1. Mass General Brigham Medical Group Northern Massachusetts IncDanvers, MA
  2. Mass General Brigham Urgent Care LLCBrookline, MA

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

Mark Thomas Kestner among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts

Mark Thomas Kestner, PA is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 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 2016, is newer than 36% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 36% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 3,217 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 38% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 physician assistant records list a practice address in Medford

They are 13 of the 1,090 NPPES records with a practice address in Medford, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Subhana Begum, PA-CMedford, MA 021551659145308
  2. Leslie Brown-Velazquez, PA-C, MHPMedford, MA 021551265649420
  3. Linda CappucciMedford, MA 021551982151411
  4. Erin Castelli, PA-CMedford, MA 021551881096568
  5. Shayan Hashmi, MPASMedford, MA 021551376096685
  6. Mariah Henderson, PAMedford, MA 021551104376904
  7. Patricia Hughes, PAMedford, MA 021551922072065
  8. Riyana KhalifaMedford, MA 021551215613591

Common questions

What is Mark Thomas Kestner, PA's NPI number?

Mark Thomas Kestner, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053863662, issued on Oct 30, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Thomas Kestner, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 44 Manning St, Medford, MA, 02155. Phone: (602) 315-0423. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Thomas Kestner, PA's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number PA6008, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mark Thomas Kestner, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Thomas Kestner, PA had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.