Nathaniel Lloyd Kister, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Charleston, WV
Nathaniel Lloyd Kister, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1629239413, issued on Jun 24, 2008. Check the license (West Virginia 28368, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathaniel Lloyd Kister
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 28368 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3100 Maccorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV 25304
- Phone
- (304) 388-5395
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 388-5398
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150723007270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nathaniel Lloyd Kister in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 28368Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Repatha Sureclick12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $515.81
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 3 group practices
- Camden-Clark Physician CorporationParkersburg, WV
- Princeton Community Hospital Assn. Inc.Princeton, WV
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nathaniel Lloyd Kister among 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in West Virginia
Nathaniel Lloyd Kister, MD is one of 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 75% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1998 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in West Virginia.
All 36 in West Virginia → Every provider in Charleston → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Herron, DOCharleston, WV 253041538402938
- Sandeep Kashyap, MDCharleston, WV 253041902153299
- M. Zafrullah Khan, MDCharleston, WV 253041568441285
- Firasat Malik, MDCharleston, WV 253041992784706
- Humayun Rashid, MDCharleston, WV 253041467431270
- M. Salim Ratnani, MDCharleston, WV 253041568441376
- Peter Rodgers-FischlCharleston, WV 253041821450198
- Ramanathan Sampath, MDCharleston, WV 253041639145196
Common questions
What is Nathaniel Lloyd Kister, MD's NPI number?
Nathaniel Lloyd Kister, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629239413, issued on Jun 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathaniel Lloyd Kister, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Maccorkle Ave SE, Charleston, WV, 25304. Phone: (304) 388-5395. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathaniel Lloyd Kister, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 28368, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nathaniel Lloyd Kister, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathaniel Lloyd Kister, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nathaniel Lloyd Kister, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 of 100. 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.