NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Kent, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA

William Kent, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1962794198, issued on May 5, 2011. Check the license (California A122546, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962794198
Name
William Kent
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
A122546 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 W Arbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92103
Phone
(619) 543-2694
Enumerated
May 5, 2011
Record last updated
Aug 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161012001754); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2011
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 200 W Arbor Dr.

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

  1. Joshua Kepler, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811799166
  2. Julia Larson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1639828593
  3. Courtney Lewis, MDHospitalist Physician1598424004
  4. Nathan LundquistStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1891555785
  5. Sydney Ramirez, MDInfectious Disease Physician1073045191
  6. Sue Smith, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1760993463

Verify William Kent in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. William Kent19
  2. Specialty average346

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: $32,177.24

180 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Kent$32,177
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA

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

William Kent among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

William Kent, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Scott Ball, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031952325318
  2. Maneesh Bawa, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031952363038
  3. Michael Bongiovanni, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031992772784
  4. Dana Covey, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031780651794
  5. Larry Dodge, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031366404873
  6. David Fabi, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031326240805
  7. Paul Girard, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031356319891
  8. Kevin Kuhn, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031881642098

Common questions

What is William Kent, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Kent, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962794198, issued on May 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Kent, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr., San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 543-2694. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Kent, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A122546, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Kent, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Kent, M.D. had 19 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.