Active NPI 1942551106 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Jerome Andrew Kessler , MD

Internal Medicine • Sidney, MT

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Jerome Kessler, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Sidney, MT. With approximately 46 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Minnesota Medical School in 1980, Dr. Kessler delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 214 14TH AVE SW.

Dr. Kessler is affiliated with Sidney Health Center and does not directly accept Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least, follow-up hospital inpatient care per day. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

214 14th Ave Sw

Sidney, MT 592703521

Telephone 4064882550

Fax 4064882278

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Sidney Health Center Facility NPI 1497743959

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Minnesota Medical School

Graduation Year

1980

Medicare Assignment

Not Specified

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Sidney, MT

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

46 Yrs +16.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 29.3 Yrs

State Avg: 22.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

4 Specialists

Practicing in Sidney, MT (336 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

70.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Kessler (46 Years) 46 Yrs

Sidney Specialty Average (29.3 Years) 29.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	136	73	$226.03	$73.92
99310 Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	75	18	$434.96	$145.57
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	60	41	$123.93	$46.75
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	46	40	$235.07	$75.05
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	43	41	$435.56	$123.22
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	43	18	$967.30	$200.58
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	35	18	$289.40	$102.03
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	30	13	$219.60	$70.55
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	19	18	$339.95	$108.08
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	18	13	$331.22	$112.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	176	84	$222.16	$75.49
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	132	56	$121.67	$47.35
99310 Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	88	19	$427.09	$146.00
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	62	17	$216.19	$70.92
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	61	59	$331.61	$109.35
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	53	22	$953.75	$203.31
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	51	47	$231.24	$77.03
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	49	46	$428.57	$124.21
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	33	15	$282.45	$101.57
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	22	18	$320.09	$113.44
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	21	19	$276.71	$125.07
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	12	12	$630.25	$166.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	279	113	$311.82	$97.31
99310 Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	107	29	$413.58	$127.34
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	101	86	$322.92	$100.32
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	61	58	$612.44	$189.06
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	36	24	$919.00	$205.56
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	34	19	$219.06	$67.67
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	30	15	$276.60	$86.35
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	19	15	$266.89	$98.84
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	13	12	$41.92	$7.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	360	171	$303.58	$98.78
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	127	110	$313.50	$102.21
99310 Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	113	38	$403.74	$129.55
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	85	53	$209.51	$68.97
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	54	52	$599.89	$192.28
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	49	35	$895.61	$212.04
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	30	19	$266.00	$87.14
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	24	15	$114.67	$36.82
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	24	22	$261.50	$100.83
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	20	19	$216.60	$69.21
99307 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes	12	11	$131.00	$42.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	461	173	$301.00	$103.11
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	133	64	$208.00	$71.42
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	132	112	$311.00	$105.14
99310 Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	129	40	$399.00	$132.26
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	86	29	$265.00	$89.74
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	64	51	$32.50	$8.39
G0444 Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes	50	50	$24.00	$9.50
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	43	25	$889.00	$218.49
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	32	28	$255.72	$103.68
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	23	21	$591.52	$196.34
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	19	12	$202.00	$68.25
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	19	19	$213.95	$72.52
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	16	11	$114.00	$39.20
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	12	12	$221.00	$72.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	344	135	$301.00	$102.73
99310 Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	114	47	$399.00	$133.49
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	99	82	$311.00	$105.37
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	59	30	$265.00	$90.27
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	41	34	$24.00	$8.39
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	35	22	$208.00	$71.91
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	29	27	$252.00	$104.21
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	16	16	$591.00	$199.98

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	348	123	$295.52	$102.16
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	112	90	$300.62	$105.21
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	95	36	$262.53	$89.70
99310 Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	73	32	$396.70	$132.97
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	70	41	$182.21	$71.08
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	56	47	$24.00	$8.30
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	38	24	$200.53	$67.68
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	26	25	$250.46	$103.62
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	21	14	$799.10	$220.76
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	16	13	$588.75	$199.33
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function	15	15	$211.80	$71.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	363	114	$289.92	$100.50
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	127	101	$299.90	$103.31
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	109	39	$255.52	$88.20
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	74	56	$23.53	$8.13
99310 Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	61	33	$385.95	$131.30
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	49	31	$200.20	$69.05
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	26	23	$567.23	$192.74
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	23	11	$196.43	$66.57
99316 Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes	19	16	$242.95	$102.18
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	15	12	$786.87	$217.82

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-11-12

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License MT 5229

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Family Medicine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X

State License MT 5229

Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.

Internal Medicine - Geriatric Medicine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RG0300X

State License MT 5229

An internist who has special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the office, long-term care settings such as nursing homes and the hospital.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Noridian

M011003722 (MT)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Sidney Health Center

214 14th Ave Sw, Sidney, MT 592703521

Phone: 4064882112

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

30 Associated Practitioners

Sarah Farrow , APRN, AGNP-C

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1083373369

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Judith Mctaggart , CNM

Nurse Practitioner - Obstetrics & Gynecology

NPI 1144342346

Certified Nurse Midwife

Dr. Devon Kuhlmann , DO

Family Medicine

NPI 1174082556

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Jack Tidaback , RPH

Pharmacist

NPI 1255329710

Registered Pharmacist

Dr. George Scordalakes , MD

Pediatrics

NPI 1275512378

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Brett Bennion , MD

Otolaryngology

NPI 1275616104

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location November 12, 2020

Registered at 214 14TH AVE SW, SIDNEY, MT 592703521 (Tel: 4064882550)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 12, 2020

Registered at 214 14TH AVE SW, SIDNEY, MT 592703521 (Tel: 4064882550)

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NPI Profile Active November 04, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location November 04, 2013

Registered at 214 14TH AVE SW STE 104, SIDNEY, MT 592703521 (Tel: 4064882550)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 04, 2013

Registered at 214 14TH AVE SW STE 104, SIDNEY, MT 592703521 (Tel: 4064882550)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 04, 2013

Recorded as JEROME KESSLER, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 04, 2013

Family Medicine (License #5229 in MT)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 27, 2012

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1942551106

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: September 27, 2012

Last Update: November 12, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

214 14th Ave Sw

Sidney, MT 592703521

Phone: 4064882550

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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