NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Morton Joseph Kern, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Orange, CA

Morton Joseph Kern, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1770587131, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (California G87067, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1770587131
Name
Morton Joseph Kern
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
G87067 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Univ Calif Irvine Cardiology Bldg 53, RT 81, RM 100, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 456-5742
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(714) 456-8895
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). 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 ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $24,218.47

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acist Medical Systems, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Morton Kern$24,218
  2. Specialty average$3,820

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Morton Joseph Kern among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Morton Joseph Kern, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hossein Alimadadian, M.D.Orange, CA 928681285664029
  2. Dicran Baron, MDOrange, CA 928681881689347
  3. Michael Dam, MDOrange, CA 928681376547000
  4. Irmina Gradus-Pizlo, M.D.Orange, CA 928681356305254
  5. Warren Johnston, MDOrange, CA 928681427052802
  6. Jessica Li, M.D.Orange, CA 928681982638649
  7. Donald Mahon, M.D.Orange, CA 928681255335659
  8. Joseph Ruggio, MDOrange, CA 928681124023163

Common questions

What is Morton Joseph Kern, MD's NPI number?

Morton Joseph Kern, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770587131, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Morton Joseph Kern, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Univ Calif Irvine Cardiology Bldg 53, RT 81, RM 100, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 456-5742. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Morton Joseph Kern, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G87067, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.