Dr. Christopher Kestner MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1912147083 is registered to Dr. Christopher Kestner MD, a Orthopaedic Surgery practising at 9100 Medcom St in North Charleston, South Carolina. Orthopaedic Surgery is a medical specialty focused on injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles. Dr. Christopher Kestner MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2009.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 1 PECOS enrollment record (with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 614 Orthopaedic Surgery providers on file in South Carolina.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20120921000442Orthopedic SurgerySC
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Christopher Kestner MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Christopher Kestner MD directly at (843) 569-3367.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1912147083 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Orthopaedic Surgery is a medical specialty focused on injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (843) 569-3367.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Christopher Kestner MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 614 Orthopaedic Surgery providers are registered in South Carolina, and Dr. Christopher Kestner MD is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.