Dr. Kenneth I. Fields, MD

Dr. Fields practices at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, part of Baptist Memorial Health Care.

Dr. Fields' NPI, 1285659383, was assigned on July 12, 2006. Dr. Fields graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Fields' Tennessee license number on file is 31333.

Dr. Fields' primary practice is Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, at 6019 Walnut Grove Road, Memphis, TN 38120 in Shelby County. The practice phone is (901) 226-5000.

Dr. Fields' primary practice is Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, part of Baptist Memorial Health Care. Dr. Fields is also affiliated with Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto. The medical group on file is Baptist Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fields to 1 more hospital, 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. Fields practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Fields' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Fields is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Fields' licenses on file in 4 states: Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida and New York.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroduodenitis and gastroenteritis among the conditions Dr. Fields treats.

CMS data shows 3,040 Medicare services from Dr. Fields across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,194 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $244,127 for them.

CMS counts 1,194 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fields in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 482 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.07, 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. Fields' median patient age at 70, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Fields wrote 2,184 Medicare Part D claims for 502 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,999 of them, across 39 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,133,714 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,826 claims across 31 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Fields for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Fields accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 341 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Fields, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 797 general payments to Dr. Fields from 50 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,836.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Fields, most recently Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors in 2017.

Dr. Fields graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1991.

Dr. Fields is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.