NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy L. Kella, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Timothy L. Kella, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1992810857, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (Missouri R4D92, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992810857
Name
Timothy L. Kella
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
R4D92 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3015 N Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO 63131
Phone
(314) 966-5000
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 17, 2025
Fax
(314) 747-3338
Medicaid ID
202225504 MO
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3015 N Ballas RD

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

  1. Kimberly Abeln, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851566970
  2. Nancy Adams, FNP - BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1497280796
  3. Emmanuel Agyemang, MDHospitalist Physician1235831975
  4. Ayaz Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1629573142
  5. Bazgha AhmadHospitalist Physician1841517158
  6. Nusrat Ahmad, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1114966348

Verify Timothy L. Kella in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

159 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Timothy Kella159
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt15 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): 79.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $60.36

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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. Timothy Kella$60.36
  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.

Timothy L. Kella among 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri

Timothy L. Kella, MD is one of 1,405 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

398 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis

They are 398 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Beirne, DOSaint Louis, MO 631311891707097
  2. Cindy Bitter, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631311083647556
  3. Candice Booth, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311851418883
  4. Mitchell Cordover, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311902978406
  5. Benedict D'Souza, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311811900574
  6. Jeffrey Davis, MDSaint Louis, MO 631311922183680
  7. Joseph Galkowski, DOSaint Louis, MO 631311194707612
  8. Grace Jones, DOSaint Louis, MO 631311992742928

Common questions

What is Timothy L. Kella, MD's NPI number?

Timothy L. Kella, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992810857, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy L. Kella, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3015 N Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63131. Phone: (314) 966-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy L. Kella, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R4D92, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Timothy L. Kella, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy L. Kella, MD had 159 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Timothy L. Kella, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.