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Dr. Kent Williams Kercher, MD
NPI1154352243PAC ID8527162817
- Medicare services, 2024
- 172
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 121
- Part D claims, 2024
- 17
- Publications
- 49
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Practice address
- 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
- Practice phone
- Call (704) 355-2000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Kent Williams Kercher is a general surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Kercher practices at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health.
Dr. Kercher's NPI, 1154352243, was assigned on July 6, 2006. Dr. Kercher graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Kercher holds North Carolina license 200000242.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1154352243NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8527162817
- NPI enumeration date
- July 6, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (704) 355-2000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kent Williams Kercher practices at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Kercher's primary practice is Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, at 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203 in Mecklenburg County. The practice phone is (704) 355-2000.
- Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203 · Mecklenburg CountyPhone(704) 355-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kent Williams Kercher is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kercher's primary practice is Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health. Dr. Kercher is also affiliated with Atrium Health Pineville. The medical group on file is Atrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kercher to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Atrium Health PinevilleAtrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 4 affiliations for Dr. KercherSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kent Williams Kercher's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kercher practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kent Williams Kercher is one of 1,053 general surgeons in North Carolina
Surgery is Dr. Kercher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Kercher is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, North CarolinaPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Kercher
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1,053general surgeons in North Carolina103general surgeons in Charlotte50general surgeons at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kent Williams Kercher billed Medicare for 172 services in 2024
CMS data shows 172 Medicare services from Dr. Kercher across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 121 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,777 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024172
Medicare patients121
Paid by Medicare$18,777
Procedure codes8
Dr. Kercher's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1002024: 15757%
- Surgery
- 2023: 182024: 1517%
Dr. Kercher compared with the North Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Kercher
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 172vs 15114% above
- Medicare patients
- 121vs 1155% above
Medians across 950 general surgeons in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kercher'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. Kent Williams Kercher treated 121 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 121 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kercher in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 65 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.68, 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. Kercher's median patient age at 71, with 35% women.
Medicare patients, 2024121
Average age72
Average risk score1.68
Dr. Kercher's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Kercher's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5041%
- Men7159%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kercher's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Arthritis44%
- Ischemic heart disease30%
- Atrial fibrillation26%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Diabetes24%
- Anxiety22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kercher'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
- Women35%
- Men65%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kent Williams Kercher wrote 17 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kercher wrote 17 Medicare Part D claims for 13 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs.
Part D claims, 202417
Part D patients13
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kent Williams Kercher scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Kercher for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Kercher accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 30 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Kercher, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Kercher's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 81.6of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Kercher ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 95th percentile30 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Kent Williams Kercher has 49 publications on record
Dmand AI links 49 papers to Dr. Kercher, published from 2011 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are Herniorrhaphy, Hernia, Ventral and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Kercher has published most often in Surg Endosc. Dr. Kercher's most frequent co-authors are Vedra Abdomerovic Augenstein, MD, Brant Todd Heniford, MD and Sullivan Armando Ayuso, MD.
Papers49
Years published2011 to 2025
Dr. Kercher's papers by year, 2015 to 2025
Topics Dr. Kercher writes about most
- Herniorrhaphy
- Hernia, Ventral
- Postoperative Complications
- Surgical Mesh
- Abdominal Wall
- Length of Stay
- Laparoscopy
- Abdominoplasty
Dr. Kercher's most frequent co-authors
- Vedra Abdomerovic Augenstein, MD42 shared papers
- Brant Todd Heniford, MD36 shared papers
- Sullivan Armando Ayuso, MD11 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Kercher
Abdominal WallAbdominal Wound Closure TechniquesBayes Theorem
Abdominal WallAbdominal Wound Closure TechniquesFasciotomy
Hernia, InguinalHerniorrhaphyLaparoscopy
Abdominal WallAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic Prophylaxis
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Kent Williams Kercher received $215,541 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 222 general payments to Dr. Kercher from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $75,077.
General payments to Dr. Kercher by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kercher by kind, 2016 to 2025
$215.5Kin total
- Consulting fees$105,43849%
- Honoraria$82,82538%
- Travel and lodging$12,3126%
- Food and beverage$9,3264%
- Speaker and faculty fees$5,6403%
Companies that paid Dr. Kercher 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. Kent Williams Kercher graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Dr. Kercher graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kent Williams Kercher'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 (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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kent Williams Kercher's NPI number?
Dr. Kent Williams Kercher's NPI number is 1154352243. It was assigned on July 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kent Williams Kercher?
Dr. Kent Williams Kercher is a general surgeon in Charlotte, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Kent Williams Kercher practice?
Dr. Kercher practices at 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203. Dr. Kercher's primary practice is Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, part of Advocate Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kercher to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Kent Williams Kercher's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kercher is (704) 355-2000.
What is Dr. Kent Williams Kercher's medical license number?
Dr. Kercher holds North Carolina license 200000242.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kent Williams Kercher affiliated with?
Dr. Kercher practices at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Kercher is also affiliated with Atrium Health Pineville.
What medical group is Dr. Kent Williams Kercher part of?
Dr. Kercher is linked to Atrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology.
Does Dr. Kent Williams Kercher accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kercher billed Medicare for 172 services in 2024, and Dr. Kercher accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Kent Williams Kercher's MIPS score?
Dr. Kercher's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kent Williams Kercher see?
CMS counts 121 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kercher in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Kent Williams Kercher bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kercher's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99205), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Kent Williams Kercher go to medical school?
Dr. Kercher graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1994.
Has Dr. Kent Williams Kercher received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $215,541 in general payments to Dr. Kercher from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Davol Inc.
How long has Dr. Kent Williams Kercher been practicing?
Dr. Kercher graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
Does Dr. Kent Williams Kercher do research?
Dmand AI links 49 publications to Dr. Kercher, published from 2011 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Kent Williams Kercher publish with?
Dr. Kercher's most frequent co-authors are Vedra Abdomerovic Augenstein, MD (42 shared papers), Brant Todd Heniford, MD (36 shared papers) and Sullivan Armando Ayuso, MD (11 shared papers).
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