Richard Lee Kern, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Wichita Falls, TX
Richard Lee Kern, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Wichita Falls, Texas, and NPI 1396819371, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas K7175, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lee Kern
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- K7175 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3808 Kemp Blvd Ste A, Wichita Falls, TX 76308
- Phone
- (940) 234-3000
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (940) 234-3005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170822000851); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3808 Kemp Blvd Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sven Hochheimer, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1629089685
- Kara Shurtz, MSN, APRN, FNP-CAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1265958086
Verify Richard Lee Kern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K7175Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Methocarbamol15 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $149.89
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Neurological Surgery Specialist OF North Texas PLLCWichita Falls, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
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- George Al Shamy, MDShenandoah, TX1861773889
- Mazin Al Tamimi, M.D.Dallas, TX1033169982
- Baraa Al-Hafez, M.DHouston, TX1750596904
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- Ladislau Albert, M.D.San Antonio, TX1407149149
- Otmar Albrand, MDDenison, TX1285882621
Common questions
What is Richard Lee Kern, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Lee Kern, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396819371, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lee Kern, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3808 Kemp Blvd Ste A, Wichita Falls, TX, 76308. Phone: (940) 234-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lee Kern, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K7175, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lee Kern, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lee Kern, M.D. had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Lee Kern, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.