Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 368
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 183
- Part D claims, 2024
- 63
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $12,081
- Practice address
- 720 N Tustin Ave, Ste 101a, Santa Ana, CA 92705
- Practice phone
- Call (714) 972-2705
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Pathkare FNA Clinic
Clinical Lab - Full Service · Santa Ana, California
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Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner is a general surgeon in Santa Ana, California
Dr. Kushner practices at Pathkare FNA Clinic in Santa Ana, California.
Dr. Kushner's NPI, 1518967702, was assigned on July 28, 2005. Dr. Kushner graduated from New York Medical College in 1981. Dr. Kushner's California license number on file is G47729.
- NPI
- 1518967702NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3870618598
- NPI enumeration date
- July 28, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (714) 972-2705
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 71
- Medical school graduation
- 1981
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner practices at Pathkare FNA Clinic in Santa Ana, California
Dr. Kushner's primary practice is Pathkare FNA Clinic, at 720 N Tustin Ave, Ste 101a, Santa Ana, CA 92705. The practice phone is (714) 972-2705.
- Pathkare FNA Clinic720 N Tustin Ave, Ste 101a, Santa Ana, CA 92705Phone(714) 972-2705
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 6 medical groups
Dr. Kushner's primary practice is Pathkare FNA Clinic in Santa Ana, California. Dr. Kushner is also affiliated with Providence Mission Hospital. The medical group on file is Orange County Wound/Hyperbaric. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kushner to 5 more medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kushner practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Pathkare FNA Clinic | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 5 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner is one of 2,926 general surgeons in California
Surgery is Dr. Kushner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Kushner is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Kushner has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists collapsed lung, non-surgical back problems and traumatic coma among the conditions Dr. Kushner treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Kushner
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner billed Medicare for 368 services in 2024
CMS data shows 368 Medicare services from Dr. Kushner across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 183 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,296 for them.
Dr. Kushner's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2212024: 2231%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 94
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 34
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 17
Where Dr. Kushner's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office14539%
- In a facility22361%
Dr. Kushner compared with the California median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Kushner
- California median
- Medicare services
- 368vs 1662.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 183vs 12151% above
- Part D claims
- 26vs 3424% below
Medians across 2,606 general surgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kushner's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner treated 183 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80
CMS counts 183 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kushner in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 71 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kushner's median patient age at 74, with 42% women.
Dr. Kushner's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Kushner's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8949%
- Men9451%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kushner's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis60%
- Atrial fibrillation48%
- Ischemic heart disease40%
- Mood disorders38%
- Diabetes37%
- Depression36%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kushner's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women42%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner wrote 63 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kushner wrote 63 Medicare Part D claims for 35 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 26 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $161 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 49 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Kushner's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic59 claims94%
- Brand-name and other4 claims6%
Dr. Kushner'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 Dr. Kushner's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics35%22 of 63 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: 492024: 2647%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
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
Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner ranks in the 94th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Kushner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 310 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Kushner, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Kushner ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 94th percentile310 procedures
- Removal of skin lesions
- 68th percentile29 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner received $12,081 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 50 general payments to Dr. Kushner from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $9,361.
General payments to Dr. Kushner by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kushner by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$9,00074%
- Travel and lodging$1,34611%
- Food and beverage$1,21210%
- Speaker and faculty fees$5004%
- Entertainment$230%
Companies that paid Dr. Kushner the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Kushner, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Kushner
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner graduated from New York Medical College
Dr. Kushner graduated from New York Medical College in 1981. Dr. Kushner is a member of ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Kushner is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- LA Care
- Molina
- +5 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Kushner accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare10
- PPO8
- HMO6
- POS4
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner's NPI number?
Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner's NPI number is 1518967702. It was assigned on July 28, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner?
Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner is a general surgeon in Santa Ana, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner practice?
Dr. Kushner practices at 720 N Tustin Ave, Ste 101a, Santa Ana, CA 92705. Dr. Kushner's primary practice is Pathkare FNA Clinic in Santa Ana, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kushner to 5 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kushner is (714) 972-2705.
What is Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner's medical license number?
Dr. Kushner's California license number on file is G47729.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner affiliated with?
Dr. Kushner is affiliated with Providence Mission Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner part of?
Dr. Kushner is linked to Orange County Wound/Hyperbaric. Dmand AI links Dr. Kushner to 5 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kushner billed Medicare for 368 services in 2024, and Dr. Kushner accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner see?
CMS counts 183 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kushner in 2024, with an average age of 80.
Is Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner board certified?
Yes. Dr. Kushner is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kushner's most billed Medicare services were surgery: bones and joints (29581), critical care (99291) and hospital inpatient care (99232).
Where did Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner go to medical school?
Dr. Kushner graduated from New York Medical College in 1981.
What drugs does Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kushner's most prescribed drugs by claims were Doxycycline Hyclate and Mupirocin.
Has Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,081 in general payments to Dr. Kushner from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner been practicing?
Dr. Kushner graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Kenneth D. Kushner accept?
Dr. Kushner is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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