NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Susan Ostberg Kushman, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Covington, KY

Susan Ostberg Kushman, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Covington, Kentucky, and NPI 1811998701, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 33027, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811998701
Name
Susan Ostberg Kushman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
33027 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1500 James Simpson JR Way, Covington, KY 41011
Phone
(859) 655-1100
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(859) 655-1102
Medicaid IDs
64056013 KY
200916670 IN
2016295 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051122000379); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1995
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 1500 James Simpson JR Way

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

  1. Olusola Adekoya, DOCardiovascular Disease Physician1255891537
  2. Jennifer Arther, APRNNurse Practitioner1922653609
  3. Kathleen BesslerRegistered Dietitian1306276464
  4. Cynthia BischoffRegistered Dietitian1770579815
  5. Susanne Bodine, APRNNurse Practitioner1538417399
  6. Mark Boyd, MDFamily Medicine Physician1811066178

Verify Susan Ostberg Kushman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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  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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

35 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Susan Kushman35
  2. Specialty average226

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $22.62

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Susan Kushman$22.62
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Summit Medical Group IncCovington, KY

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

Susan Ostberg Kushman among 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky

Susan Ostberg Kushman, MD is one of 903 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2011 among the 557 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Evans, M.D.Covington, KY 410111568485316
  2. Brent Madison, M.D.Carrollton, KY 410081386696821
  3. Thomas Schroeder, M.D.Carrollton, KY 410081740223627
  4. Daniel Shields, MDCarrollton, KY 410081447240262
  5. Stephen Bernardon, MDEdgewood, KY 410171831190750
  6. David Bracken, MDEdgewood, KY 410171164423174
  7. Daniel Brunner, MDEdgewood, KY 410171831190859
  8. Christopher Caggiano, MDEdgewood, KY 410171447251376

Common questions

What is Susan Ostberg Kushman, MD's NPI number?

Susan Ostberg Kushman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811998701, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Susan Ostberg Kushman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 James Simpson JR Way, Covington, KY, 41011. Phone: (859) 655-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Susan Ostberg Kushman, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 33027, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Susan Ostberg Kushman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Susan Ostberg Kushman, MD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Susan Ostberg Kushman, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 of 100. 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.