Christopher Richard Kern

  • Santa Clara, CA
  • Nephrologist
NPI1689935751PAC ID9335386119
Medicare services, 2024
37
Medicare patients, 2024
32
Part D claims, 2024
2,808
Publications
2
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA 95051
Practice phone
Call (408) 935-0600
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Primary practice

Satellite Healthcare Milpitas

Santa Clara, California

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Christopher Richard Kern is a nephrologist in Santa Clara, California

Christopher Kern practices at Satellite Healthcare Milpitas in Santa Clara, California.

Christopher Kern's NPI, 1689935751, was assigned on June 5, 2012. Christopher Kern graduated from LECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg in 2012. Christopher Kern holds North Carolina license PENDING.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9335386119
NPI enumeration date
June 5, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(408) 935-0600
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Christopher Richard Kern practices at Satellite Healthcare Milpitas in Santa Clara, California

Christopher Kern's primary practice is Satellite Healthcare Milpitas, at 710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA 95051 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (408) 935-0600.

  • Satellite Healthcare Milpitas
    710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA 95051 · Santa Clara CountyPhone(408) 935-0600

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Christopher Richard Kern is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Christopher Kern's primary practice is Satellite Healthcare Milpitas in Santa Clara, California. Christopher Kern is also affiliated with Santa Clara Medical Center. The medical group on file is The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Dmand AI also links Christopher Kern to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Christopher Richard Kern's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Christopher Kern practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Satellite Healthcare MilpitasAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Christopher Richard Kern is one of 1,401 nephrologists in California

Nephrology is Christopher Kern's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Christopher Kern is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Christopher Kern's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense PENDING · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Internal medicine, PennsylvaniaLicense OT014512 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists chronic diabetes, chronic kidney disease and UTI among the conditions Christopher Kern treats.

Nephrologists near Christopher Kern

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Christopher Richard Kern billed Medicare for 37 services in 2024

CMS data shows 37 Medicare services from Christopher Kern across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 32 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,593 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202437
Medicare patients32
Paid by Medicare$2,593
Procedure codes1

Christopher Kern's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 452024: 3718%

Christopher Kern compared with the California median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Christopher Kern
  • California median
Medicare services
37vs 1,08497% below
Medicare patients
32vs 30790% below
Part D claims
2,350vs 9552.5 times

Medians across 1,355 nephrologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Christopher Kern's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Christopher Richard Kern treated 32 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 64

CMS counts 32 Medicare patients who saw Christopher Kern in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 18 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have diabetes. Their average risk score is 6.71, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Christopher Kern's median patient age at 67, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 202432
Average age64
Average risk score6.71

Christopher Kern's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Christopher Kern's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1547%
  • Men1753%

Chronic conditions among Christopher Kern's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. Diabetes75%
  3. High blood pressure75%
  4. High cholesterol72%
  5. Heart failure63%
  6. Ischemic heart disease59%
  7. Mood disorders44%
  8. Depression41%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Christopher Kern's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men52%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Christopher Richard Kern wrote 2,808 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Christopher Kern wrote 2,808 Medicare Part D claims for 561 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,350 of them, across 60 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $156,177 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,155 claims across 46 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,808
Drugs named by CMS60
Total drug cost$156,177
Part D patients561

Christopher Kern's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,439 claims87%
  • Brand-name349 claims12%
  • Other20 claims1%

Christopher Kern's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Christopher Kern's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%41 of 2,808 claims
  • Antibiotics3%86 of 2,808 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,1552024: 2,3509%

Drugs named by CMS: 60 in 2024, 46 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Christopher Richard Kern takes part in Medicare

Christopher Kern accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Christopher Richard Kern has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Christopher Kern in 2017. Christopher Kern's most frequent co-authors are Sandeep Aggarwal, MD, Suzanne M. Boyle, MD and Alden M. Doyle, MD.

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Christopher Kern's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Christopher Kern

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See who Christopher Kern researches with

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Christopher Richard Kern received $450 in industry payments from 2016 to 2019

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Christopher Kern from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Mallinckrodt LLC paid the most, $212.

General payments to Christopher Kern by program year, 2016 to 2019

General payments to Christopher Kern by kind, 2016 to 2019

$450in total
  • Food and beverage$449100%
  • Education$10%

Companies that paid Christopher Kern the most, 2016 to 2019

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Christopher Richard Kern graduated from LECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg

Christopher Kern graduated from LECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolLECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  4. Board certified in 2019 - 2025CA State License
  5. Board certified in 2014 - 2015DC State License
  6. Board certified in 2018 - 2021NC State License
  7. Board certified in 2012 - 2017PA State License
  8. Board certified in 2017 - 2019VA State License

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Christopher Richard Kern accepts plans from 2 insurance carriers

Christopher Kern is in network with 2 carriers, including Cigna and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Cigna
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Christopher Kern accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare2
  2. HMO1
  3. PPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Christopher Richard Kern's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Christopher Richard Kern's NPI number?

Christopher Richard Kern's NPI number is 1689935751. It was assigned on June 5, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Christopher Richard Kern specialize in?

Christopher Richard Kern is a nephrologist in Santa Clara, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Christopher Richard Kern practice?

Christopher Kern practices at 710 Lawrence Expy, Santa Clara, CA 95051. Christopher Kern's primary practice is Satellite Healthcare Milpitas in Santa Clara, California. Dmand AI also links Christopher Kern to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Christopher Richard Kern's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Christopher Kern is (408) 935-0600.

What is Christopher Richard Kern's medical license number?

Christopher Kern holds North Carolina license PENDING, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Christopher Richard Kern been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Christopher Kern in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Which hospitals is Christopher Richard Kern affiliated with?

Christopher Kern is affiliated with Santa Clara Medical Center.

What medical group is Christopher Richard Kern part of?

Christopher Kern is linked to The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

Does Christopher Richard Kern accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Christopher Kern billed Medicare for 37 services in 2024, and Christopher Kern accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Christopher Richard Kern see?

CMS counts 32 Medicare patients who saw Christopher Kern in 2024, with an average age of 64.

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Is Christopher Richard Kern board certified?

Yes. Christopher Kern is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Christopher Richard Kern bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Christopher Kern's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Christopher Richard Kern go to medical school?

Christopher Kern graduated from LECOM at Seton Hill - Greensburg in 2012.

What drugs does Christopher Richard Kern prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Christopher Kern's most prescribed drugs by claims were Calcitriol, Furosemide and Losartan Potassium.

Has Christopher Richard Kern received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $450 in general payments to Christopher Kern from 4 companies from 2016 to 2019. The largest total came from Mallinckrodt LLC.

How long has Christopher Richard Kern been practicing?

Christopher Kern graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

Does Christopher Richard Kern do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Christopher Kern.

Who does Christopher Richard Kern publish with?

Christopher Kern's most frequent co-authors are Sandeep Aggarwal, MD (1 shared paper), Suzanne M. Boyle, MD (1 shared paper) and Alden M. Doyle, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Christopher Richard Kern accept?

Christopher Kern is in network with 2 carriers, including Cigna and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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