Rodney Kerns, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Slocomb, AL
Rodney Kerns, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Slocomb, Alabama, and NPI 1548652555, issued on Feb 27, 2015. Check the license (Alabama 36189, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rodney Kerns
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 36189 AL
L.4098R AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 162 S Dalton St, Slocomb, AL 36375
- Phone
- (334) 886-3023
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2022
- Fax
- (334) 886-3028
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170922001846); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 162 S Dalton St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Steve Norman, MDFamily Medicine Physician1215901517
- Susan Thompson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1386916906
Verify Rodney Kerns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 36189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,878 Medicare Part D claims for 460 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 217 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl105 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen90 claims
- Lisinopril90 claims
- Gabapentin84 claims
- Omeprazole82 claims
- Azithromycin80 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: $79.84
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Newgen Alabama Billing LLCOzark, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rodney Kerns among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Rodney Kerns, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Slocomb
They are 2 of the 20 NPPES records with a practice address in Slocomb, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steve Norman, MDSlocomb, AL 363751215901517
- Stephen Bernstein, MD, MPH, FAAFPFort Rucker, AL 363621477544450
- Quintessa Britton-Williams, M.D.Fort Rucker, AL 363621447243043
- B. Gordon Carnes, M.D.Fort Rucker, AL 363621811943970
- Ronda Carter, M.D.Ft Rucker, AL 363621467441600
- Erik Este, MDFort Rucker, AL 363621548954399
- Kevin Horde, D.O.Fort Rucker, AL 363621184721474
- Jennifer Marsden, M.D.Fort Rucker, AL 363621598964298
Common questions
What is Rodney Kerns, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rodney Kerns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548652555, issued on Feb 27, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rodney Kerns, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 162 S Dalton St, Slocomb, AL, 36375. Phone: (334) 886-3023. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rodney Kerns, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 36189, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rodney Kerns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rodney Kerns, M.D. had 3,878 Medicare Part D claims for 460 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.