Michael C. Kerkering, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Spokane, WA
Michael C. Kerkering, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Spokane, Washington, and NPI 1881602910, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00034069, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael C. Kerkering
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD00034069 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 624 E Front Ave, Spokane, WA 99202
- Phone
- (509) 626-9900
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 24, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 8207557 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040330000700); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael C. Kerkering in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00034069Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,044 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 99 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium56 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium52 claims
- Buprenorphine50 claims
- Gabapentin33 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium32 claims
- Lisinopril32 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $16.44
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Urgo Medical North America, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Providence Health And Services WashingtonSpokane Valley, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael C. Kerkering among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Michael C. Kerkering, M.D. is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
230 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Spokane
They are 230 of the 14,049 NPPES records with a practice address in Spokane, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Michael C. Kerkering, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael C. Kerkering, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881602910, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael C. Kerkering, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 624 E Front Ave, Spokane, WA, 99202. Phone: (509) 626-9900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael C. Kerkering, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00034069, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael C. Kerkering, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael C. Kerkering, M.D. had 1,044 Medicare Part D claims for 170 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.