Dr. Kenneth Copperwheat , DO
Surgery โข Columbus, GA
2737 Warm Springs Rd Ste A
Columbus, GA 319045328
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NPI assigned on May 13, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 65 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 33 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 21 service units.
- 99211 โ outpatient office visit: 11 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 213 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Ondansetron Odt (Ondansetron) โ 59 prescription fills, including refills.
- Omeprazole โ 54 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ursodiol โ 43 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Columbus, GA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 193. Middle half: 91 to 305.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 91 to 334.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 21 in 2022 to 65 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2737 Warm Springs Rd Ste A
Columbus, GA 319045328
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Chicago, IL; Overland Park, KS. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department
2016
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
71 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $7,523 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $5,082 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
399 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$8,518 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $4,742.42 across 32 records.
By nature of payment
- Education: $2,000.00 across 1 record.
- Travel and Lodging: $1,849.86 across 7 records.
- Food and Beverage: $892.56 across 24 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 9)
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $3,078.01 across 4 records.
- Boston Scientific Corporation: $1,358.43 across 10 records.
- Eli Lilly and Company: $114.70 across 7 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
10 years (graduated 2016)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2016 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2016
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Copperwheat has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Copperwheat as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Columbus and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Columbus, GA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 193. Middle half: 91 to 305.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 91 to 334.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Columbus, GA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,587. Middle half: $7,523 to $40,241.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,014. Middle half: $10,160 to $43,695.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Columbus, GA (2024, 21 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,825. Middle half: $5,164 to $29,733.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,476. Middle half: $7,533 to $33,252.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Columbus, GA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 81. Middle half: 32 to 126.
More Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 530 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 84. Middle half: 38 to 176.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Columbus, GA (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $311. Middle half: $162 to $969.
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Georgia (2024, 530 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $544. Middle half: $169 to $2,182.
28 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Columbus, GA (991 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Columbus
3.6% of these 28 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
78.6% of these 28 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 210% from 21 in 2022 to 65 in 2024.
- 2022: 21
- 2023: 50
- 2024: 65
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 430% from $1,420 in 2022 to $7,523 in 2024.
- 2022: $1,420
- 2023: $6,542
- 2024: $7,523
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 348% from $1,134 in 2022 to $5,082 in 2024.
- 2022: $1,134
- 2023: $4,772
- 2024: $5,082
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 826% from 23 in 2022 to 213 in 2024.
- 2022: 23
- 2023: 163
- 2024: 213
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 1636% from 23 in 2022 to 399 in 2024.
- 2022: 23
- 2023: 288
- 2024: 399
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $117 in 2022 to $8,518 in 2024.
- 2022: $117
- 2023: $11,230
- 2024: $8,518
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 172% from $1,745.88 in 2021 to $4,742.42 in 2025.
- 2021: $1,745.88
- 2022: $1,189.81
- 2023: $1,228.38
- 2024: $147.37
- 2025: $4,742.42
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 32 records totaling $4,742.42.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Education
Cash or cash equivalent
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $2,000.00 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $662.67 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Apollo ESG NXT System | General | $530.54 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $378.34 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Apollo ESG NXT System | General | $183.19 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Apollo ESG NXT System | General | $183.19 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Apollo ESG NXT System | General | $137.16 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Apollo ESG NXT System | General | $116.11 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Apollo ESG NXT System | General | $87.59 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System | General | $39.60 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $37.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Apollo ESG NXT System | General | $30.60 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Apollo ESG NXT System | General | $27.37 |
| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VISTASEAL | General | $26.24 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZEPBOUND | General | $25.96 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZEPBOUND | General | $24.00 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZEPBOUND | General | $23.28 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OverStitch NXT Endoscopic Suturing System | General | $23.08 |
| Eli Lilly and Company |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ZEPBOUND | General | $21.96 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $21.21 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OMNIGRAFT | General | $18.73 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $18.62 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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APONVIE | General | $17.58 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $17.16 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Wegovy | General | $16.67 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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33 | 33 | $579.09 | $145.04 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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21 | 19 | $376.19 | $119.16 |
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99211
Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional
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11 | 11 | $78.00 | $21.31 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 59 | 403 | $740.86 | 45 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 54 | 4,740 | $1,086.49 | 36 |
| Ursodiol | Ursodiol | 43 | 3,110 | $5,726.08 | 24 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 30 | 75 | $45.80 | 29 |
| Sucralfate | Sucralfate | 16 | 606 | $805.87 | โ |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 11 | 750 | $112.96 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-09-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20220901003534
GA
0749681161
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.
2737 Warm Springs Rd, Columbus, GA 319045328
Phone: 7066602950
Secondary Practice Locations
5100 W 110th St Ste 110
Overland Park, KS 662111215
Phone: 9133456960
2900 N. Lake Shore Drive, Presence Saint Joseph Hospital Chicago
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: 7736656730
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2737 WARM SPRINGS RD STE A, COLUMBUS, GA 319045328 (Tel: 7066602950)
Recorded as KENNETH COPPERWHEAT, DO
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: KS 05-43987)
Registered at 5100 W 110TH ST STE 110, OVERLAND PARK, KS 662111215 (Tel: 9133456960)
Registered at 5100 W 110TH ST STE 110, OVERLAND PARK, KS 662111215 (Tel: 9133456960)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2900 N. LAKE SHORE DRIVE, PRESENCE SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL CHICAGO, CHICAGO, IL 60657 (Tel: 7736656730)
Registered at 23540 SW BRITTANY LN, SHERWOOD, OR 971407000 (Tel: 5037200793)
Recorded as KENNETH COPPERWHEAT
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Columbus
- Dr. James Stevick, MD
- Dr. Matthew Barnes, MD
- Dr. Meagan Mahoney, MD
- Dr. Carmen Lee, MD
- Dr. Mellissa Ward, MD
- Dr. Kenneth Smith, MD
Mailing Address
5100 W 110th St Ste 110
Overland Park, KS 662111215
Phone: 9133456960