Erin Elizabeth Kern, D.O.
NPI 1407180441ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Webb City, MO
Internal Medicine (D.O.) with Freeman-Oak Hill Health System, practicing in Webb City, Missouri. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $866,634 for 9,681 claims, against $49,037 paid for services in 2024. Amgen Inc. was the largest of 16 companies reporting payments in 2025, $704.05 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Freeman Health System - Freeman West and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1407180441 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | D.O. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 23, 2009 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 19, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 19, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 2012005912 | MO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (MO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 316 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 837 across 20 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $49,037 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 9,681 · 19,509 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 557 |
| Total drug cost | $866,634 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Freeman-Oak Hill Health SystemJoplin, MO · 394 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO
- Freeman Neosho HospitalNeosho, MO
- Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO
Other facilities
- GentivaHospice · Joplin, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$704.05 · 38 payments from 16 companies
- 2024$661.43 · 38 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $166.67 | 10 |
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $70.27 | 3 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $68.35 | 3 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $57.35 | 3 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $57.08 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$704.05 · 38 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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