Dr. Scott A. Kindle, MD

  • Yankton, SD
  • Dermatologist
NPI1144587353PAC ID9133361512
Medicare services, 2024
3,961
Medicare patients, 2024
1,162
Part D claims, 2024
1,194
Publications
11
Industry payments
$1,204
Practice address
1000 W 4th St, Yankton, SD 57078
Practice phone
Call (605) 655-7841
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Primary practice

Sacred Heart Health Services

Yankton, South Dakota

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Dr. Scott A. Kindle is a dermatologist in Yankton, South Dakota

Dr. Kindle practices at Sacred Heart Health Services in Yankton, South Dakota.

Dr. Kindle's NPI, 1144587353, was assigned on April 12, 2012. Dr. Kindle graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Kindle holds South Dakota license 10054.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9133361512
NPI enumeration date
April 12, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(605) 655-7841
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Scott A. Kindle practices at Sacred Heart Health Services in Yankton, South Dakota

Dr. Kindle's primary practice is Sacred Heart Health Services, at 1000 W 4th St, Yankton, SD 57078 in Yankton County. The practice phone is (605) 655-7841.

  • Sacred Heart Health Services
    1000 W 4th St, Yankton, SD 57078 · Yankton CountyPhone(605) 655-7841

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Scott A. Kindle is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Kindle's primary practice is Sacred Heart Health Services in Yankton, South Dakota. The medical group on file is Avera Creighton Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kindle to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Scott A. Kindle's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Sacred Heart Health ServicesAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Scott A. Kindle is one of 48 dermatologists in South Dakota

Dermatology is Dr. Kindle's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kindle's licenses on file in 2 states: South Dakota and Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Dermatology, South DakotaPrimaryLicense 10054 · taxonomy 207N00000X
  • Minnesota licenseLicense 56956

Dermatologists near Dr. Kindle

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Dr. Scott A. Kindle billed Medicare for 3,961 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,961 Medicare services from Dr. Kindle across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,162 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $181,733 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20243,961
Medicare patients1,162
Paid by Medicare$181,733
Procedure codes27

Dr. Kindle's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 2,2842024: 2,4326%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,4572024: 1,4852%
Lab and pathology
2023: 542024: 4419%

Dr. Kindle compared with the South Dakota median for dermatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Kindle
  • South Dakota median
Medicare services
3,961vs 3,06429% above
Medicare patients
1,162vs 72261% above
Part D claims
1,038vs 4352.4 times

Medians across 47 dermatologists in South Dakota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kindle'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. Scott A. Kindle treated 1,162 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 1,162 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kindle in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 579 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 67% have high cholesterol. 6% 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. Kindle's median patient age at 69, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,162
Average age75
Average risk score0.92
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Kindle's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kindle's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women58650%
  • Men57650%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Kindle's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure69%
  2. High cholesterol67%
  3. Arthritis37%
  4. Ischemic heart disease21%
  5. Diabetes20%
  6. Chronic kidney disease18%
  7. Atrial fibrillation16%
  8. Mood disorders15%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Kindle's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men48%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Scott A. Kindle wrote 1,194 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kindle wrote 1,194 Medicare Part D claims for 512 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,038 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $403,403 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 962 claims across 24 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,194
Drugs named by CMS20
Total drug cost$403,403
Part D patients512

Dr. Kindle's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,061 claims89%
  • Brand-name133 claims11%

Dr. Kindle'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. Kindle's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics4%48 of 1,194 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: 9622024: 1,0388%

Drugs named by CMS: 20 in 2024, 24 in 2023.

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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. Scott A. Kindle ranks in the 97th percentile for skin biopsy in Medicare

Dr. Kindle accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 654 procedures of skin biopsy by Dr. Kindle, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Kindle ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin lesions
95th percentile1,316 procedures
Skin biopsy
97th percentile654 procedures
Removal or shaving of skin growth
92nd percentile274 procedures
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
72nd percentile17 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Scott A. Kindle has 11 publications on record

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Kindle, published from 2012 to 2024. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Dermatology, Drug Therapy, Combination and Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. Dr. Kindle has published most often in Int J Dermatol. Dr. Kindle's most frequent co-authors are Jack G. Demoss, MD, Lawrence E. Gibson, MD and Julia S. Lehman, MD.

Papers11
Years published2012 to 2024

Dr. Kindle's papers by year, 2012 to 2024

Topics Dr. Kindle writes about most

  • Dermatology
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Leg Ulcer
  • Rituximab
  • Skin Neoplasms

Dr. Kindle's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Kindle

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Scott A. Kindle received $1,204 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 80 general payments to Dr. Kindle from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $473.

General payments to Dr. Kindle by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Kindle by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,03486%
  • Education$17014%

Companies that paid Dr. Kindle the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Scott A. Kindle graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Dr. Kindle graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Nebraska College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Scott A. Kindle's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Scott A. Kindle's NPI number?

Dr. Scott A. Kindle's NPI number is 1144587353. It was assigned on April 12, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Scott A. Kindle?

Dr. Scott A. Kindle is a dermatologist in Yankton, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).

Where does Dr. Scott A. Kindle practice?

Dr. Kindle practices at 1000 W 4th St, Yankton, SD 57078. Dr. Kindle's primary practice is Sacred Heart Health Services in Yankton, South Dakota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kindle to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Scott A. Kindle's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kindle is (605) 655-7841.

What is Dr. Scott A. Kindle's medical license number?

Dr. Kindle holds South Dakota license 10054, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Scott A. Kindle been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kindle in South Dakota and Minnesota.

What medical group is Dr. Scott A. Kindle part of?

Dr. Kindle is linked to Avera Creighton Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Kindle to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Scott A. Kindle accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kindle billed Medicare for 3,961 services in 2024, and Dr. Kindle accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Scott A. Kindle see?

CMS counts 1,162 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kindle in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Scott A. Kindle bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kindle's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000).

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Where did Dr. Scott A. Kindle go to medical school?

Dr. Kindle graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2012.

What drugs does Dr. Scott A. Kindle prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kindle's most prescribed drugs by claims were Fluorouracil, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Clobetasol Propionate.

Has Dr. Scott A. Kindle received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,204 in general payments to Dr. Kindle from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Scott A. Kindle been practicing?

Dr. Kindle graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

Does Dr. Scott A. Kindle do research?

Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Kindle, published from 2012 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Scott A. Kindle publish with?

Dr. Kindle's most frequent co-authors are Jack G. Demoss, MD (2 shared papers), Lawrence E. Gibson, MD (2 shared papers) and Julia S. Lehman, MD (2 shared papers).

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