Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
NPIDirectory

Dr. Kent Kern, MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1528697992

Dr. Kent Kern, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Aurora, Colorado. Graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine in 2020, 6 years ago. Practices with University Physicians Incorporated, a 3,148-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Colorado and Michigan.

Years since qualifying
6
Trained at
University of Toledo College of Medicine
Licensed in
CO, MI
In the registry since
2020
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

See every abbreviation used in this directory →

Claim this listing Report a problem Suggest an edit

Practice location Address checks out

1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045-2541
Phone: (720) 848-1900
Show map & directions

Directions in Google Maps · Apple Maps · OpenStreetMap

Pin is approximate — placed at the ZIP-code centre, not the exact door.

Specialties & licences

Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XS0114X · Licence DR.0074668 (CO)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 4351046776 (MI)

Record details

NPI number1528697992
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 7, 2020
Last updated in NPPESAugust 1, 2025
Certification dateAugust 1, 2025

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2020 (6 years in practice)
Group practice University Physicians Incorporated — 3148 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Knee replacement 40 times · 72nd percentile
Hip replacement 20 times · 66th percentile
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Grant $10,000 1 payment · funding for a project or programme, not a fee for the clinician’s time
Food and Beverage $529 14 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Education $235 2 payments · educational material or training, not a fee

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

Check a report, or dispute one, at the source in CMS’s own tool, Open Payments. Corrections go through CMS’s dispute process. This site removes a home address on request and asks for no proof, because that is privacy; it will not remove an accurate payment report on request, because that is a statutory public disclosure.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at University Physicians Incorporated

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 3148 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

Other providers in Aurora