Dr. James D. Kerner, MD, PhD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 15,082
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 2,717
- Part D claims, 2024
- 8,290
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 90
- Practice address
- 141 N Roadrunner Pkwy, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Practice phone
- Call (512) 628-0465
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Epiphany Dermatology of New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Dr. James D. Kerner is a dermatologist in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dr. Kerner practices at Epiphany Dermatology of New Mexico in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Dr. Kerner's NPI, 1962429563, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Kerner graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Kerner holds New Mexico license MD2005-0865.
- NPI
- 1962429563NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8527056233
- NPI enumeration date
- July 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (512) 628-0465
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James D. Kerner practices at Epiphany Dermatology of New Mexico in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dr. Kerner's primary practice is Epiphany Dermatology of New Mexico, at 141 N Roadrunner Pkwy, Las Cruces, NM 88011 in Dona Ana County. The practice phone is (512) 628-0465.
- Epiphany Dermatology of New Mexico141 N Roadrunner Pkwy, Las Cruces, NM 88011 · Dona Ana CountyPhone(512) 628-0465
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. James D. Kerner is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kerner's primary practice is Epiphany Dermatology of New Mexico in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dr. Kerner is also affiliated with Memorial Medical Center. The medical group on file is Epiphany Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kerner to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James D. Kerner's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kerner practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Epiphany Dermatology of New Mexico | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James D. Kerner is one of 49 dermatologists in New Mexico
Dermatology is Dr. Kerner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Kerner is licensed in New Mexico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, New MexicoPrimary
Dermatologists near Dr. Kerner
Counts of dermatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James D. Kerner billed Medicare for 15,082 services in 2024
CMS data shows 15,082 Medicare services from Dr. Kerner across 38 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,717 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $675,933 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Kerner's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 9,5102024: 9,4041%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3,7482024: 4,21512%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 9992024: 1,35836%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 122024: 54350%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 302024: 5170%
Dr. Kerner compared with the New Mexico median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Kerner
- New Mexico median
- Medicare services
- 15,082vs 1,6719.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 2,717vs 5145.3 times
- Part D claims
- 8,052vs 32824.5 times
Medians across 46 dermatologists in New Mexico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kerner'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. James D. Kerner treated 2,717 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 2,717 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kerner in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 1,249 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kerner's median patient age at 69, with 57% women.
Dr. Kerner's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kerner's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1,35150%
- Men1,36650%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kerner's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure72%
- Arthritis45%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Diabetes23%
- Osteoporosis17%
- Anxiety16%
- Chronic kidney disease16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kerner's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James D. Kerner wrote 8,290 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kerner wrote 8,290 Medicare Part D claims for 2,116 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,052 of them, across 56 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,942,885 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 6,820 claims across 54 drugs.
Dr. Kerner's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic7,846 claims95%
- Brand-name and other444 claims5%
Dr. Kerner'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. Kerner's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics5%432 of 8,290 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: 6,8202024: 8,05218%
Drugs named by CMS: 56 in 2024, 54 in 2023.
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. James D. Kerner scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Kerner for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kerner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 3,838 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Kerner, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Kerner's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 90of 100Final score
- 84.6of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 82of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Kerner ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 99th percentile3,838 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 99th percentile2,134 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 95th percentile134 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 72nd percentile22 procedures
- Removal of tissue
- 66th percentile15 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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. James D. Kerner has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Kerner, published from 2012 to 2023. Dr. Kerner's most frequent co-authors are Andrew L. Ondo, MD, Stuart Daniel Shanler, MD and Clay J. Cockerell, MD.
Dr. Kerner's most frequent co-authors
- Andrew L. Ondo, MD3 shared papers
- Stuart Daniel Shanler, MD3 shared papers
- Clay J. Cockerell, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Kerner
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James D. Kerner received $4,941 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 267 general payments to Dr. Kerner from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,015.
General payments to Dr. Kerner by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kerner by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,35188%
- Education$59112%
Companies that paid Dr. Kerner 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. James D. Kerner graduated from Washington University School of Medicine
Dr. Kerner graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 1998.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James D. Kerner'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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 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 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. James D. Kerner's NPI number?
Dr. James D. Kerner's NPI number is 1962429563. It was assigned on July 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James D. Kerner?
Dr. James D. Kerner is a dermatologist in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. James D. Kerner practice?
Dr. Kerner practices at 141 N Roadrunner Pkwy, Las Cruces, NM 88011. Dr. Kerner's primary practice is Epiphany Dermatology of New Mexico in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kerner to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. James D. Kerner's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kerner is (512) 628-0465.
What is Dr. James D. Kerner's medical license number?
Dr. Kerner holds New Mexico license MD2005-0865.
Which hospitals is Dr. James D. Kerner affiliated with?
Dr. Kerner is affiliated with Memorial Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Kerner to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. James D. Kerner part of?
Dr. Kerner is linked to Epiphany Dermatology.
Does Dr. James D. Kerner accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kerner billed Medicare for 15,082 services in 2024, and Dr. Kerner accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James D. Kerner's MIPS score?
Dr. Kerner's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James D. Kerner see?
CMS counts 2,717 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kerner in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. James D. Kerner bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kerner's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (11102).
Where did Dr. James D. Kerner go to medical school?
Dr. Kerner graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. James D. Kerner prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kerner's most prescribed drugs by claims were Imiquimod, Mupirocin and Minoxidil.
Has Dr. James D. Kerner received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,941 in general payments to Dr. Kerner from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. James D. Kerner been practicing?
Dr. Kerner graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
Does Dr. James D. Kerner do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Kerner, published from 2012 to 2023.
Who does Dr. James D. Kerner publish with?
Dr. Kerner's most frequent co-authors are Andrew L. Ondo, MD (3 shared papers), Stuart Daniel Shanler, MD (3 shared papers) and Clay J. Cockerell, MD (1 shared paper).
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