Dr. Farid John Kehdy, MD

Dr. Kehdy practices at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Norton Healthcare.

Dr. Kehdy's NPI, 1407966138, was assigned on August 30, 2006. Dr. Kehdy holds Kentucky license 41030.

Dr. Kehdy's primary practice is Norton Hospital, at 200 East Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40202 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (502) 629-8000.

Dr. Kehdy's primary practice is Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, part of Norton Healthcare. Dr. Kehdy is also affiliated with UofL Health - Jewish Hospital. The medical group on file is UofL Physicians, Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kehdy to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kehdy practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Kehdy's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Kehdy is licensed in Kentucky.

CMS data shows 427 Medicare services from Dr. Kehdy across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 207 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $64,868 for them.

CMS counts 207 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kehdy in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 115 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.72, 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. Kehdy's median patient age at 66, with 63% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kehdy wrote 132 Medicare Part D claims for 63 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 90 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,200 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 38 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Kehdy for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kehdy accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 59 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Kehdy, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Kehdy, published from 2013 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Laparoscopy, Postoperative Complications and Diagnosis, Differential. Dr. Kehdy has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Kehdy's most frequent co-authors are Robert Cg Martin, MD, Neal Bhutiani, MD, PhD and Michael Earl Egger, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 231 general payments to Dr. Kehdy from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 48% of the total. TELA Bio, Inc. paid the most, $17,639.