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2026 NPPES data Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician NPI 1396825345 M.D.
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Paul Kempe, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 5,070 in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
243
Medicare Part D claims · 87 beneficiaries · Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician avg: 128
MIPS score
79.4/100
▼ 4 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$4.0K
68 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Paul Kempe, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.4/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 243 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

79.4/100
MIPS score · -4 vs avg
243
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥26th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Paul Kempe, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1396825345), first enumerated 10/16/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 243 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $4.0K in reported industry payments (68 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1396825345 · Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1396825345
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 5K Thoracic Surgery
  • MIPS-BELOW 79.4/100
  • RX-LIGHT 243
  • BOOK-THIN 36 in Oklahoma
  • PHOTO-FINISH John Kern · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Paul Kempe, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

79 ≥ 26th percentile 26% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Paul Kempe, M.D. sits

This provider among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician peers

Across the 795 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Paul Kempe, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 89% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 25% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100023.647.370.994.5Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Paul Kempe, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 89 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Paul Kempe, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Paul Kempe, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Paul Kempe, M.D.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 10/16/2006

NPI 1396825345

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician

Mid-sized

5,070 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

243 90% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 128

MIPS final score

79.4/100 4.1 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Oklahoma

How Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Oklahoma providers

Oklahoma providers
Case Manager/Care Coordinator9.7%Mental Health Counselor7.2%Behavior Technician6.2%Peer Specialist5.5%Counselor5%Student in an Organized Heal…4.2%Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothor…0%
Largest specialties in Oklahoma (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Paul Kempe, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
79.4/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%79.4%
MIPS final score (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician) - 79.4/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

6465 S YALE AVE STE 910
Tulsa, OK 74136
(918) 502-3200

Provider Details

NPI 1396825345
Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 10/16/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

79.393
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
77.7697
Quality
54.3735
Cost
99
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Paul Kempe, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Warren Clinic Inc
Tulsa, OK

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Paul Kempe, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$4.0K

Largest payer

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

243
Total Claims
$20K
Total Drug Cost
87
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
282
Total Day Supply
6,402
Generic Drug Cost
$3K
Opioid Claims
55 (22.6% rate)

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.7 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.47
Gender Split
38% female / 62% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Paul Kempe, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
24
Metoprolol Tartrate
 23
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
21
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
18
Atorvastatin Calcium
 16
Xarelto
Rivaroxaban
16
Gabapentin
 14
Enoxaparin Sodium
 11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Overview

How Paul Kempe, M.D. fits within the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.

5,070
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician
128
Avg Claims per Provider

Paul Kempe, M.D.'s 243 claims are above the specialty average of 128.

Nationwide Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Kempe, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (79.4 here).

John Kern 79.4 VA Irving Kron 79.4 VA Linda Martin 79.4 VA Maryetta Reese 79.4 VA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

David Onsager Chicago, IL Elizabeth Ashworth Vincennes, IN Hyunwoo Chung Rego Park, NY Kalpaj Parekh Iowa City, IA

Nearby Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in Oklahoma

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Oklahoma, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kempe.

One of 36 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers enrolled in Oklahoma, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Robert Archer
DO
Oklahoma City, OK
Dr. Marshall Bell
M.D.
Oklahoma City, OK
Dr. Robert Blankenship
MD
Tulsa, OK
Dr. Robert Bodenhamer
M.D.
Oklahoma City, OK
Dr. Kryston Boyer
D.O.
Tulsa, OK

Compare Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Paul Kempe, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Paul Kempe, M.D. specializes in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician and practices in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Paul Kempe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Paul Kempe, M.D. wrote 243 Medicare Part D claims totaling $20K in drug costs for 87 beneficiaries.
What is Paul Kempe, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Paul Kempe, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 79.4/100 (Quality: 77.8, Cost: 54.4). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Paul Kempe, M.D. located? ▼
Paul Kempe, M.D. is located at 6465 S YALE AVE STE 910, Tulsa, OK, 74136. Phone: (918) 502-3200.
What is Paul Kempe, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Paul Kempe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396825345, issued on 10/16/2006.
Does Paul Kempe, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Paul Kempe, M.D. had 55 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 22.6%.
How many Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 5,070 Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician provider writes 128 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Paul Kempe, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Paul Kempe, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Metoprolol Tartrate, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Paul Kempe, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Paul Kempe, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 243 Part D claims and 87 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Paul Kempe, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Paul Kempe, M.D.'s NPI is 1396825345 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.