Kimberly Essner , MS-PAC
Physician Assistant • Dexter, MO
115 E Business Us Highway 60
Dexter, MO 638411219
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Kimberly Essner is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on October 30, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 15,655 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 496 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate — 494 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril — 486 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 178 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Missouri (2024, 900 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 219. Middle half: 73 to 682.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 12,423 in 2020 to 15,655 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
115 E Business Us Highway 60
Dexter, MO 638411219
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Dexter Hospital, Llc; Southeast Health Center Of Stoddard County Llc. 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
2003
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
24,783 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
$1,105,856 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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $29.47 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $29.47 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Dexcom, Inc.: $29.47 across 2 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
23 years (graduated 2003)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2003 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
2006
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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)
Kimberly Essner 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 Kimberly Essner 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 Dexter and Missouri
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Missouri (2024, 900 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 219. Middle half: 73 to 682.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dexter have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Missouri (2024, 900 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,647. Middle half: $562 to $57,833.
Too few clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Dexter have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
3 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Dexter, MO (1,791 in Missouri).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 26% from 12,423 in 2020 to 15,655 in 2024.
- 2020: 12,423
- 2021: 13,754
- 2022: 13,718
- 2023: 14,394
- 2024: 15,655
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 26% from 19,665 in 2020 to 24,783 in 2024.
- 2020: 19,665
- 2021: 21,323
- 2022: 21,424
- 2023: 22,497
- 2024: 24,783
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 39% from $796,278 in 2020 to $1,105,856 in 2024.
- 2020: $796,278
- 2021: $903,047
- 2022: $844,940
- 2023: $1,005,923
- 2024: $1,105,856
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $33.70 in 2022 to $29.47 in 2025.
- 2022: $33.70
- 2023: $27.72
- 2024: $15.35
- 2025: $29.47
Sources: 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 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $29.47.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Dexcom, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Dexcom G6 Transmitter | General | $16.00 |
| Dexcom, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Dexcom G6 Transmitter | General | $13.47 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
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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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 496 | 27,697 | $2,699.06 | 94 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 494 | 31,591 | $2,613.38 | 101 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 486 | 26,042 | $1,874.59 | 90 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 471 | 19,037 | $4,661.06 | 96 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 466 | 25,446 | $2,788.85 | 80 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 443 | 19,735 | $1,953.87 | 84 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 424 | 20,943 | $4,992.31 | 72 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 397 | 23,844 | $2,931.22 | 78 |
| Montelukast Sodium | Montelukast Sodium | 394 | 13,499 | $2,899.70 | 53 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 364 | 17,744 | $1,523.31 | 61 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 360 | 15,908 | $1,241.71 | 70 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 354 | 12,699 | $2,729.96 | 48 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 327 | 15,341 | $2,645.27 | 58 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 316 | 15,420 | $800.37 | 55 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 308 | 17,275 | $3,856.84 | 57 |
| Mounjaro | Tirzepatide | 257 | 7,644 | $288,879.33 | 33 |
| Alprazolam | Alprazolam | 239 | 6,294 | $1,101.25 | 36 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 237 | 2,314 | $516.24 | 175 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 213 | 12,083 | $1,172.52 | 45 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 199 | 7,420 | $1,890.48 | 33 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 198 | 9,653 | $1,721.98 | 41 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 195 | 9,881 | $2,678.84 | 27 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 189 | 3,428 | $1,432.83 | 30 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 184 | 8,730 | $1,199.70 | 28 |
| Escitalopram Oxalate | Escitalopram Oxalate | 181 | 9,484 | $1,458.45 | 37 |
(top 25 shown)
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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20050930000230
MO
3971538612
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
Southeast Health Center Of Stoddard County Llc
500 N Douglass St, Malden, MO 638631506
Phone: 5732935336
Dexter Hospital, Llc
1300 N One Mile, Dexter, MO 638411000
Southeast Health Center Of Stoddard County Llc
1200 N One Mile Rd, Dexter, MO 638411000
Phone: 5736141900
Dexter Hospital, Llc
1300 N One Mile, Dexter, MO 638411000
Southeast Health Center Of Stoddard County Llc
2025 W Business Us Hwy 60, Dexter, MO 638412879
Phone: 5736144600
Southeast Health Center Of Stoddard County Llc
1200 N One Mile Rd, Dexter, MO 638411000
Phone: 5736141900
Dexter Hospital, Llc
1200 N One Mile Rd, Dexter, MO 638411000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Nurse
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 30, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
1200 N One Mile Rd
Dexter, MO 638411000
Phone: 5736245566