NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Renee Suzanne Kertz, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Saint Louis, MO

Renee Suzanne Kertz, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1548705601, issued on Dec 28, 2016. Check the license with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; 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
1548705601
Name
Renee Suzanne Kertz
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
Practice location
625 S New Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO 63141
Phone
(314) 251-5756
Enumerated
Dec 28, 2016
Record last updated
Dec 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(314) 251-1053
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170228000716); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 625 S New Ballas RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mark Blucher, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1568433951
  2. John Brunts, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1578555066
  3. Susan Buettner-Miller, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1669412359
  4. Jeffrey Ciaramita, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1679653323
  5. Christopher Cundiff, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1689908105
  6. Bruce Czarnik, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1114974532

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

109 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Renee Kertz109
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
  2. Amiodarone Hcl16 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate11 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: $515.41

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Renee Kertz$515.41
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. Mercy Clinic Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgery LLCSaint Louis, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Renee Suzanne Kertz among 176 surgical physician assistant records in Missouri

Renee Suzanne Kertz, PA is one of 176 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Missouri. 65% 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 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 60% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2013 among the 98 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Missouri

There are 176 surgical physician assistant records in Missouri.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rebecca Adams, PASaint Louis, MO 631411811039969
  2. Kelley Bass, PA-CSt Louis, MO 631411316112295
  3. Allison Creswell, PA-CSaint Louis, MO 631411033417639
  4. Joanne Cvijic, PA-CCreve Coeur, MO 631411639353311
  5. Amy Gable, PASaint Louis, MO 631411912175969
  6. Dennis Hafford, PASaint Louis, MO 631411134357338
  7. James Jesse, PASaint Louis, MO 631411861443038
  8. Amorette Russell, P.A.Saint Louis, MO 631411225000102

Common questions

What is Renee Suzanne Kertz, PA's NPI number?

Renee Suzanne Kertz, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548705601, issued on Dec 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Renee Suzanne Kertz, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 625 S New Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63141. Phone: (314) 251-5756. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Renee Suzanne Kertz, PA's license?

Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Renee Suzanne Kertz, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Renee Suzanne Kertz, PA had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.