NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Specialist NPI 1609006279 MD
Verify on CMS → William Kesto, MD
Specialist in Novi, Michigan.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 69,567 in Specialist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
214
Medicare Part D claims · 119 beneficiaries · Specialist avg: 2K
MIPS score
91.5/100
▲ 8 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$17.2K
41 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
William Kesto, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.5/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 214 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 91.5/100
- MIPS score · +8 vs avg
- 214
- Part D claims, 2024
- $17.2K
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥61st
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about William Kesto, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1609006279), first enumerated 07/17/2009.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 214 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.5/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
3 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$17.2K in reported industry payments (41 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Michigan statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not William Kesto, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MI-BOM annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1609006279 · Specialist
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1609006279
- ENUM-MID 2009
- TAX-MEGA 70K Specialist
- MIPS-ABOVE 91.5/100
- RX-LIGHT 214
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,010 in Michigan
- PHOTO-FINISH Mario Vukic, MD · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Edward Allegra, …
Edward Allegra, MD
91.4 MIPS pts
- Kesto · this pro…
Kesto · this provider
91.5 MIPS pts
- Mario Vukic, MD …
Mario Vukic, MD
91.5 MIPS pts
- Richard Vigness,…
Richard Vigness, M. D.
91.5 MIPS pts
- Franklin Douglis…
Franklin Douglis, MD
91.5 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
William Kesto, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
92 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where William Kesto, MD sits
This provider among specialist peers
Across the 4,261 specialist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, William Kesto, MD writes more Part D claims than 24% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 68% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one specialist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is William Kesto, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about William Kesto, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Specialist
Medicare Part D claims
214 86% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
91.5/100 8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Michigan
How Specialist compares to other specialties among Michigan providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
William Kesto, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Specialist national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 91.5/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1609006279 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Specialist |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/17/2009 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
91.4718
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
80.715
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where William Kesto, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
According to CMS billing records, William Kesto, MD is affiliated with 3 Medicare-billing facilities.
Henry Ford Health Providence Hospital
Novi, MI
Premier Therapy Centers, Inc
West Bloomfield, MI
The Porretta Center For Orthopaedic Surgery, PLLC
Novi, MI
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for William Kesto, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$17.2K
Largest payer
EXACTECH, INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Michigan MI-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~41K Michigan medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to William Kesto, MD. To verify William Kesto, MD's current license status, search the MI-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
123
Total board actions, Michigan 2023
Across 120 cases
3.00
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Michigan statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
44 cases
MI-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Michigan disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
214
Total Claims
$2K
Total Drug Cost
119
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 219
- Total Day Supply
- 3,153
- Generic Drug Cost
- $1K
- Opioid Claims
- 62 (29.0% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 53
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.27
- Gender Split
- 67% female / 33% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 17, 65-74: 63, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What William Kesto, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Tramadol Hcl
Tramadol Hcl
35 claims
- Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen
32 claims
- Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin
28 claims
- Naproxen
Naproxen
21 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl
Clindamycin Hcl
17 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
16 claims
- Methocarbamol 13
Methocarbamol
13 claims
- Celecoxib 11
Celecoxib
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Tramadol Hcl | 35 |
| Ibuprofen | 32 |
| Amoxicillin | 28 |
| Naproxen | 21 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 17 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 16 |
| Methocarbamol | 13 |
| Celecoxib | 11 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Specialist Overview
How William Kesto, MD fits within the Specialist landscape nationally.
69,567
Specialist Providers in US
55
States with Specialist
1,524
Avg Claims per Provider
William Kesto, MD's 214 claims are below the specialty average of 1,524.
Nationwide Specialist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Kesto, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (91.5 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2009)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Specialist Providers in Michigan
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Michigan, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kesto.
One of 1,010 Specialist providers enrolled in Michigan, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Aladdin Abdel-Rahman
MD
Flint, MI
Dr. Muwaffak Abdulhak
M.D
Detroit, MI
Hiroshi Abe
Novi, MI
Matthew Abraira
Pontiac, MI
Dr. Walid Abuhammour
MD
Flint, MI
Compare Specialist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is William Kesto, MD's specialty? ▼
William Kesto, MD specializes in Specialist and practices in Novi, Michigan. Credentials: MD.
How much does William Kesto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, William Kesto, MD wrote 214 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2K in drug costs for 119 beneficiaries.
What is William Kesto, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
William Kesto, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.5/100 (Quality: 80.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is William Kesto, MD located? ▼
William Kesto, MD is located at 26750 PROVIDENCE PKWY, Novi, MI, 48374. Phone: (866) 974-2673.
What is William Kesto, MD's NPI number? ▼
William Kesto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609006279, issued on 07/17/2009.
Does William Kesto, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, William Kesto, MD had 62 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 29.0%.
How many Specialist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 69,567 Specialist providers across 55 states in the US. The average Specialist provider writes 1,524 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does William Kesto, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, William Kesto, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Tramadol Hcl, Ibuprofen, Amoxicillin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does William Kesto, MD accept Medicare? ▼
William Kesto, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 214 Part D claims and 119 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify William Kesto, MD's credentials? ▼
William Kesto, MD's NPI is 1609006279 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology
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