Tyler A. Kern

  • Oceanside, CA
  • Urologist
NPI1588058556PAC ID2769758937
Medicare services, 2024
4,356
Medicare patients, 2024
608
Part D claims, 2024
1,293
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
2205 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92054
Practice phone
Call (760) 704-5400
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Primary practice

Scripps Medical Center Jefferson

Oceanside, California

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Tyler A. Kern is a urologist in Oceanside, California

Tyler Kern practices at Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside, California.

Tyler Kern's NPI, 1588058556, was assigned on March 26, 2015. Tyler Kern graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2015. Tyler Kern's California license number on file is A144525.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2769758937
NPI enumeration date
March 26, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(760) 704-5400
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

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

Tyler A. Kern practices at Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside, California

Tyler Kern's primary practice is Scripps Medical Center Jefferson, at 2205 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92054 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (760) 704-5400.

  • Scripps Medical Center Jefferson
    2205 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92054 · San Diego CountyPhone(760) 704-5400

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

Tyler A. Kern is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Tyler Kern's primary practice is Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside, California. Tyler Kern is also affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Tyler Kern to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each 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 Tyler A. Kern's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Tyler Kern practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Scripps Medical Center JeffersonAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Tyler A. Kern is one of 1,395 urologists in California

Urology is Tyler Kern's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Tyler Kern is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Tyler Kern has a license on file in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A144525 · 2016 to 2025 · taxonomy 208800000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney cysts, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease and urinary endoscopy among the conditions Tyler Kern treats.

Urologists near Tyler Kern

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1,395urologists in California
7urologists in Oceanside

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

Tyler A. Kern billed Medicare for 4,356 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,356 Medicare services from Tyler Kern across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 608 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $208,141 for them.

Medicare services, 20244,356
Medicare patients608
Paid by Medicare$208,141
Procedure codes23

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 122024: 1,79914892%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5892024: 1,02774%
Other services
2023: 02024: 521
Imaging
2023: 1882024: 33578%
Surgery
2023: 1862024: 31670%
Lab and pathology
2023: 1882024: 30763%
Tests and treatments
2023: 142024: 51264%

Where Tyler Kern's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office4,31699%
  • In a facility401%

Tyler Kern compared with the California median for urologists, 2024

  • Tyler Kern
  • California median
Medicare services
4,356vs 1,0504.1 times
Medicare patients
608vs 34676% above
Part D claims
1,188vs 64285% above

Medians across 1,310 urologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Tyler Kern'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

Tyler A. Kern treated 608 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 608 Medicare patients who saw Tyler Kern in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 279 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Tyler Kern's median patient age at 60, with 20% women.

Medicare patients, 2024608
Average age75
Average risk score1.25
Also on Medicaid5%

Tyler Kern's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Tyler Kern's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12721%
  • Men48179%

Chronic conditions among Tyler Kern's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure67%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Ischemic heart disease29%
  5. Chronic kidney disease28%
  6. Diabetes23%
  7. Atrial fibrillation21%
  8. Mood disorders20%

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

Tyler Kern's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 60

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women20%
  • Men79%

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

Tyler A. Kern wrote 1,293 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Tyler Kern wrote 1,293 Medicare Part D claims for 395 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,188 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $139,311 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,048 claims across 19 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,293
Drugs named by CMS18
Total drug cost$139,311
Part D patients395

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

  • Generic1,143 claims88%
  • Brand-name and other150 claims12%

Tyler 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 Tyler Kern's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids4%55 of 1,293 claims
  • Antibiotics13%174 of 1,293 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: 1,0482024: 1,18813%

Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 19 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

Tyler A. Kern ranks in the 76th percentile for prostate resection in Medicare

Tyler Kern accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Tyler Kern as offering telehealth. CMS counts 17 procedures of prostate resection by Tyler Kern, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Tyler Kern ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Prostate resection
76th percentile17 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Tyler A. Kern has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Tyler Kern. Tyler Kern's most frequent co-author is Ilan Kedan, MD.

Papers1

Tyler Kern's most frequent co-authors

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Tyler A. Kern received $3,556 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 106 general payments to Tyler Kern from 21 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $749.

General payments to Tyler Kern by program year, 2017 to 2025

Companies that paid Tyler Kern the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Tyler A. Kern graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Tyler Kern graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  2. Board certified in urologyAmerican Board of Urology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Tyler A. Kern accepts plans from 5 insurance carriers

Tyler Kern is in network with 5 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Tyler Kern accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO3
  2. Medicare3
  3. POS3
  4. PPO3
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Tyler A. 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 Tyler A. Kern's NPI number?

Tyler A. Kern's NPI number is 1588058556. It was assigned on March 26, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Tyler A. Kern specialize in?

Tyler A. Kern is a urologist in Oceanside, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Tyler A. Kern practice?

Tyler Kern practices at 2205 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92054. Tyler Kern's primary practice is Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside, California. Dmand AI also links Tyler Kern to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Tyler A. Kern's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Tyler Kern is (760) 704-5400.

What is Tyler A. Kern's medical license number?

Tyler Kern's California license number on file is A144525.

Which hospitals is Tyler A. Kern affiliated with?

Tyler Kern is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Dmand AI links Tyler Kern to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Tyler A. Kern part of?

Tyler Kern is linked to Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI links Tyler Kern to 1 more medical group.

Does Tyler A. Kern accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Tyler Kern billed Medicare for 4,356 services in 2024, and Tyler Kern accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Tyler A. Kern offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Tyler Kern as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Tyler A. Kern see?

CMS counts 608 Medicare patients who saw Tyler Kern in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Tyler A. Kern board certified?

Yes. Tyler Kern is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology.

What services does Tyler A. Kern bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Tyler Kern's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0585), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Tyler A. Kern go to medical school?

Tyler Kern graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 2015.

What drugs does Tyler A. Kern prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Tyler Kern's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Finasteride and Myrbetriq.

Has Tyler A. Kern received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,556 in general payments to Tyler Kern from 21 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Tyler A. Kern been practicing?

Tyler Kern graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

Does Tyler A. Kern do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Tyler Kern.

Who does Tyler A. Kern publish with?

Tyler Kern's most frequent co-authors are Ilan Kedan, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Tyler A. Kern accept?

Tyler Kern is in network with 5 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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