Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko, MD

  • Chattanooga, TN
  • Nephrologist
NPI1174533178PAC ID7810042181
Medicare services, 2024
4,935
Medicare patients, 2024
326
Part D claims, 2024
2,408
Publications
8
MIPS score, 2024
95
Practice address
975 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Practice phone
Call (423) 778-7000
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Primary practice

Erlanger Baroness Hospital

Hospital · Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko is a nephrologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dr. Kokko practices at Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of Erlanger Health.

Dr. Kokko's NPI, 1174533178, was assigned on August 9, 2006. Dr. Kokko graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Kokko holds Tennessee license 55580.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7810042181
NPI enumeration date
August 9, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(423) 778-7000
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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. Kenneth E. Kokko practices at Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dr. Kokko's primary practice is Erlanger Baroness Hospital, at 975 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (423) 778-7000.

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Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Kokko's primary practice is Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of Erlanger Health. Dr. Kokko is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga. The medical group on file is Erlanger. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kokko to 2 more hospitals, 3 dialysis centers, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 community health center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kokko practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Erlanger Baroness HospitalAvailable with a free account
+10 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko is one of 230 nephrologists in Tennessee

Nephrology is Dr. Kokko's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kokko's licenses on file in 3 states: Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, TennesseePrimaryLicense 55580 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Georgia licenseLicense 040709
  • Mississippi licenseLicense 20740

Nephrologists near Dr. Kokko

Counts of nephrologists 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. Kenneth E. Kokko billed Medicare for 4,935 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,935 Medicare services from Dr. Kokko across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 326 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $199,451 for them.

Medicare services, 20244,935
Medicare patients326
Paid by Medicare$199,451
Procedure codes27

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 3,2522024: 3,0496%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,0352024: 1,0102%
Other services
2023: 872024: 311257%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3622024: 28721%
Surgery
2023: 2602024: 2787%

Where Dr. Kokko's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,59873%
  • In a facility1,33727%

Dr. Kokko compared with the Tennessee median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Kokko
  • Tennessee median
Medicare services
4,935vs 1,1874.2 times
Medicare patients
326vs 37313% below
Part D claims
1,977vs 8532.3 times

Medians across 228 nephrologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kokko's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko treated 326 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 67

CMS counts 326 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kokko in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 125 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.20, 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. Kokko's median patient age at 64, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 2024326
Average age67
Average risk score5.20
Also on Medicaid28%

Dr. Kokko's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kokko's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13642%
  • Men19058%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes63%
  5. Heart failure56%
  6. Arthritis51%
  7. Ischemic heart disease51%
  8. Atrial fibrillation44%

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

Dr. Kokko's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men56%

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

Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko wrote 2,408 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kokko wrote 2,408 Medicare Part D claims for 172 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,977 of them, across 43 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $90,486 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,799 claims across 38 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,408
Drugs named by CMS43
Total drug cost$90,486
Part D patients172

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

  • Generic2,164 claims90%
  • Brand-name177 claims7%
  • Other67 claims3%

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

  • Antibiotics7%169 of 2,408 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: 1,7992024: 1,97710%

Drugs named by CMS: 43 in 2024, 38 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. Kenneth E. Kokko scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Kokko for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kokko accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Kokko's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 81.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko has 8 publications on record

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Kokko, published from 2011 to 2016. The most frequent topics are Kidney Transplantation, Graft Rejection and Tissue Donors. Dr. Kokko has published most often in Am J Transplant. Dr. Kokko's most frequent co-authors are Philip Jensen Budge, MD, Fauzia Khalid Butt, MD and Wasim A. Dar, MD.

Papers8
Years published2011 to 2016

Dr. Kokko's papers by year, 2011 to 2016

Topics Dr. Kokko writes about most

  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Graft Rejection
  • Tissue Donors
  • Graft Survival
  • Isoantibodies
  • Liver Transplantation

Dr. Kokko's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Kokko

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

Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko received $661 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Kokko from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $101.

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

Companies that paid Dr. Kokko 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. Kenneth E. Kokko graduated from Emory University School of Medicine

Dr. Kokko graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1994.

  1. Medical schoolEmory University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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. Kenneth E. Kokko's NPI number?

Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko's NPI number is 1174533178. It was assigned on August 9, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko?

Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko is a nephrologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko practice?

Dr. Kokko practices at 975 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Dr. Kokko's primary practice is Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of Erlanger Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kokko to 2 hospitals, 3 dialysis centers, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 community health center.

What is Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kokko is (423) 778-7000.

What is Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko's medical license number?

Dr. Kokko holds Tennessee license 55580, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kokko in Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi.

Which hospitals is Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko affiliated with?

Dr. Kokko practices at Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Kokko is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga. Dmand AI links Dr. Kokko to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko part of?

Dr. Kokko is linked to Erlanger. Dmand AI links Dr. Kokko to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kokko billed Medicare for 4,935 services in 2024, and Dr. Kokko accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko's MIPS score?

Dr. Kokko's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko see?

CMS counts 326 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kokko in 2024, with an average age of 67.

What services does Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kokko's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), lab and pathology test (80053) and lab and pathology test (85025).

Where did Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko go to medical school?

Dr. Kokko graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kokko's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Carvedilol and Famotidine.

Has Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $661 in general payments to Dr. Kokko from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko been practicing?

Dr. Kokko graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

Does Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko do research?

Dmand AI links 8 publications to Dr. Kokko, published from 2011 to 2016.

Who does Dr. Kenneth E. Kokko publish with?

Dr. Kokko's most frequent co-authors are Philip Jensen Budge, MD (1 shared paper), Fauzia Khalid Butt, MD (1 shared paper) and Wasim A. Dar, MD (1 shared paper).

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