Earnest E. Kepler, PA-C

Earnest Kepler practices at Southeast Orthopedic Specialists in Jacksonville, Florida.

Earnest Kepler's NPI, 1558540500, was assigned on October 26, 2007. Earnest Kepler holds Florida license PA1917.

Earnest Kepler's primary practice is Southeast Orthopedic Specialists, at 6800 Southpoint Pkwy, Jacksonville, FL 32216 in Duval County. The practice phone is (904) 675-4000.

Earnest Kepler's primary practice is Southeast Orthopedic Specialists in Jacksonville, Florida. The medical group on file is Southeast Orthopedic Specialists. Dmand AI also links Earnest Kepler to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Earnest Kepler practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Physician assistant is Earnest Kepler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Earnest Kepler is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Earnest Kepler is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, arthritis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint arthropathy and joint cyst among the conditions Earnest Kepler treats.

CMS data shows 4,554 Medicare services from Earnest Kepler across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 731 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $101,795 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 731 Medicare patients who saw Earnest Kepler in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 319 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Earnest Kepler's median patient age at 72, with 61% women.

In 2024, Earnest Kepler wrote 612 Medicare Part D claims for 441 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 570 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,148 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Earnest Kepler for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Earnest Kepler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Earnest Kepler from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Orthofix Medical, Inc. paid the most, $14.