Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Lebanon, KY
Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lebanon, Kentucky, and NPI 1528041589, issued on Nov 23, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 25566, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 25566 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 159 Rarely Ridden LN, Lebanon, KY 40033
- Phone
- (270) 692-0592
- Enumerated
- Nov 23, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 64255664 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040415000038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 25566Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
191 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis14 claims
- Potassium Chloride11 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): 100 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $26.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Commonwealth Health Corporation, Inc.Bowling Green, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber, M.D. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lebanon
They are 3 of the 178 NPPES records with a practice address in Lebanon, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber, M.D.'s NPI number?
Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528041589, issued on Nov 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 159 Rarely Ridden LN, Lebanon, KY, 40033. Phone: (270) 692-0592. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 25566, 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 Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber, M.D. had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Walter Kenneth Kleinsteuber, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.