Paul Stephen Kent, ARNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Lakeland, FL
Paul Stephen Kent, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1134580053, issued on Mar 20, 2016. Check the license (Florida ARNP 9289012, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Stephen Kent
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- ARNP 9289012 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4710 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33813
- Phone
- (863) 284-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2022
- Fax
- (863) 284-6803
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160615002642); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Stephen Kent in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ARNP 9289012Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
386 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone50 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass45 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate37 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro35 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa33 claims
- Cephalexin21 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $23.63
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul Stephen Kent among 22,340 family nurse practitioner records in Florida
Paul Stephen Kent, ARNP is one of 22,340 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Florida. 69% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 24% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2020 among the 10,790 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
271 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lakeland
They are 271 of the 5,099 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakeland, and 22,340 family nurse practitioner records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Paul Stephen Kent, ARNP's NPI number?
Paul Stephen Kent, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134580053, issued on Mar 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Stephen Kent, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4710 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL, 33813. Phone: (863) 284-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Stephen Kent, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ARNP 9289012, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Stephen Kent, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Stephen Kent, ARNP had 386 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Stephen Kent, ARNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.