Dr. Kevin Lowell Kiene, MD

Dr. Kiene practices at Mountain West Derm - Blackhart in Reno, Nevada.

Dr. Kiene's NPI, 1881697548, was assigned on May 24, 2005. Dr. Kiene graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1990. Dr. Kiene's Nevada license number on file is 7491.

Dr. Kiene's primary practice is Mountain West Derm - Blackhart, at 3640 Warren Way, Reno, NV 89509 in Washoe County. The practice phone is (775) 324-0699.

Dr. Kiene's primary practice is Mountain West Derm - Blackhart in Reno, Nevada. Dr. Kiene is also affiliated with Renown Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Advanced Dermatology & Skin Surgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kiene 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 Dr. Kiene practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Kiene's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Kiene is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Kiene's licenses on file in 4 states: Nevada, Idaho, California and Arizona.

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cancerous skin growth removal, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, rash and scalp rash among the conditions Dr. Kiene treats.

CMS data shows 2,559 Medicare services from Dr. Kiene across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 738 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $603,691 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 738 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kiene in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 331 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.03, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kiene's median patient age at 77, with 40% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kiene wrote 328 Medicare Part D claims for 233 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 268 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,689 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 259 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Kiene for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kiene accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 294 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Kiene, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Kiene. Dr. Kiene's most frequent co-authors are Andrew J. Kaufman, MD and Dan E. Rowe, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 84 general payments to Dr. Kiene from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $348.

Dr. Kiene graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1990.

Dr. Kiene is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.