Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack, MD

  • Pensacola, FL
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1013169879
Medicare services, 2024
564
Medicare patients, 2024
507
Part D claims, 2024
261
MIPS score, 2024
87
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
5151 N 9th Ave, Pensacola, FL 32504
Practice phone
Call (850) 416-7000
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola

Hospital · Pensacola, Florida

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Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack is an emergency medicine physician in Pensacola, Florida

Dr. Slack practices at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida, part of Ascension Health Alliance.

Dr. Slack's NPI, 1013169879, was assigned on October 10, 2008. Dr. Slack graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Slack holds Florida license ME119973.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
October 10, 2008
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(850) 416-7000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

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

Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack practices at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida

Dr. Slack's primary practice is Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, at 5151 N 9th Ave, Pensacola, FL 32504 in Escambia County. The practice phone is (850) 416-7000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Slack's primary practice is Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida, part of Ascension Health Alliance. The medical group on file is Vituity. Dmand AI also links Dr. Slack to 2 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 clinical lab, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Ascension Sacred Heart PensacolaAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack is one of 3,847 emergency medicine physicians in Florida

Emergency medicine is Dr. Slack's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Slack is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Slack's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Nebraska.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, FloridaPrimaryLicense TRN18079 · 2014 to 2026 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • Surgery, NebraskaLicense 24792 · 2008 to 2012 · taxonomy 208600000X

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Slack

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Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack billed Medicare for 564 services in 2024

CMS data shows 564 Medicare services from Dr. Slack across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 507 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $76,611 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024564
Medicare patients507
Paid by Medicare$76,611
Procedure codes4

Dr. Slack's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7532024: 52630%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 38

Dr. Slack compared with the Florida median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Slack
  • Florida median
Medicare services
564vs 30883% above
Medicare patients
507vs 27783% above
Part D claims
115vs 8437% above

Medians across 3,699 emergency medicine physicians in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Slack'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 Vernon Slack treated 507 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 507 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Slack in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 182 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.18, 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. Slack's median patient age at 71, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024507
Average age77
Average risk score2.18
Also on Medicaid18%

Dr. Slack's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Slack's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women27855%
  • Men22945%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Slack's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis66%
  4. Chronic kidney disease48%
  5. Ischemic heart disease47%
  6. Diabetes45%
  7. Anxiety43%
  8. Mood disorders43%

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

Dr. Slack's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack wrote 261 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Slack wrote 261 Medicare Part D claims for 168 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 115 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $645 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 139 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024261
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$645
Part D patients168

Dr. Slack's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic238 claims91%
  • Brand-name23 claims9%

Dr. Slack'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. Slack's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids9%23 of 261 claims
  • Antibiotics28%74 of 261 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: 1392024: 11517%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 7 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

Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Slack for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Slack's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 87of 100Final score
  • 70.9of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 93of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack received $1,511 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 12 general payments to Dr. Slack from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 66% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,038.

General payments to Dr. Slack by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Slack by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$99066%
  • Travel and lodging$52134%

Companies that paid Dr. Slack the most, 2016 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

Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine

Dr. Slack graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Slack is a member of ACEP.

  1. Medical schoolMercer University School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in emergency medicineAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack accepts plans from 1 insurance carrier

Dr. Slack is in network with 1 carrier, including GA State Medicaid. Medicaid plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • GA State Medicaid

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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 Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack's NPI number?

Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack's NPI number is 1013169879. It was assigned on October 10, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack?

Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack is an emergency medicine physician in Pensacola, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack practice?

Dr. Slack practices at 5151 N 9th Ave, Pensacola, FL 32504. Dr. Slack's primary practice is Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dmand AI also links Dr. Slack to 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 clinical lab.

What is Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Slack is (850) 416-7000.

What is Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack's medical license number?

Dr. Slack holds Florida license ME119973, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Slack in Florida (2014 to 2026) and Nebraska (2008 to 2012).

Which hospitals is Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack affiliated with?

Dr. Slack practices at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida.

What medical group is Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack part of?

Dr. Slack is linked to Vituity. Dmand AI links Dr. Slack to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Slack billed Medicare for 564 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack's MIPS score?

Dr. Slack's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack see?

CMS counts 507 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Slack in 2024, with an average age of 77.

Is Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack board certified?

Yes. Dr. Slack is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

What services does Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Slack's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), critical care (99291) and emergency department visit (99284).

Where did Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack go to medical school?

Dr. Slack graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2007.

What drugs does Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Slack's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cyclobenzaprine HCl, Cephalexin and Azithromycin.

Has Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,511 in general payments to Dr. Slack from 5 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack been practicing?

Dr. Slack graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Kenneth Vernon Slack accept?

Dr. Slack is in network with 1 carrier, including GA State Medicaid. Medicaid plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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