Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Jennifer Kern, APN

Physician Assistant · Hinsdale, IL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
534 CHESTNUT ST, Hinsdale, IL 60521
6303237833
In practice since 2017 (9 years)
NPI: 1700323185 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Kern from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Kern

Dr. Jennifer Kern is a physician assistant in Hinsdale, IL, with 9 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kern performed 11 Medicare services across 11 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kern received a total of $5,225 from 41 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 247 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physician assistant. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kern is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 9 years in practice ▲ 11 Medicare services $5,225 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
11
Medicare services
11
Unique beneficiaries
$82
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~1 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
11 $82 $271
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$5,225
Total received (2021-2024)
Avg $1,306/year across 4 years
Top 4% in IL for physician assistant
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
41
Companies
247
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$4,977 (95.3%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$247 (4.7%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,600
2023
$1,621
2022
$1,163
2021
$841

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABBVIE INC.
$270
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$154
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$151
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$142
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$125
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$125
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$78
Lundbeck LLC
$65
Amgen Inc.
$62
Lilly USA, LLC
$52
Almatica Pharma LLC
$45
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$43
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$37
Novo Nordisk Inc
$34
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$31
Exact Sciences Corporation
$28
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$23
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$22
PFIZER INC.
$21
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$21
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$21
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$18
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$17
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$15
Top 3 companies account for 35.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›
ABBVIE INC.
$688
Novo Nordisk Inc
$590
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$417
Lilly USA, LLC
$379
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$290
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$271
Amgen Inc.
$253
AbbVie Inc.
$191
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$183
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$162
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$158
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$154
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$151
AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$125
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$110
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$99
Exact Sciences Corporation
$87
Bausch Health US, LLC
$70
Lundbeck LLC
$65
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$62
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$59
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$53
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$46
Almatica Pharma LLC
$45
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$43
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$42
PFIZER INC.
$42
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$41
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$38
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$37
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$37
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$37
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$36
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$33
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$30
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$28
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$17
Alfasigma USA, Inc.
$16
GE HealthCare
$14
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$14
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 32.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIRSUPRA · APLENZIN · Auvelity · BELSOMRA · BREZTRI · Cologuard Collection Kit · EDARBI · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · EVENITY · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · FARXIGA · GARDASIL · GARDASIL 9 · GEMTESA · GVOKE PFS · Horizant · JARDIANCE · KEVEYIS · Kerendia · LOREEV XR · Livalo · MOUNJARO · Myrbetriq · NEXLETOL · NURTEC ODT · ONZETRA XSAIL · Otezla · Ozempic · PNEUMOVAX 23 · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · REXULTI · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SPRAVATO · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · Saxenda · TRADJENTA · TRINTELLIX · TRULICITY · UBRELVY · UNITHROID · VAQTA · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · Vascepa · Veozah · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · ZENPEP
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (95%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 4% for physician assistant in IL.

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Geographic Context

Physician assistants within 10 mi
1,950
Per 100K population
210.3
County median income
$110,502
Nearest hospital
UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH HINSDALE
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Kern is a clinical cardiology specialist, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 4% of IL peers.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Kern experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Kern performed 11 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Kern receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Kern received a total of $5,225 from 41 companies across 247 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Kern's costs compare to other physician assistants in Hinsdale?
Dr. Kern's average Medicare payment per service is $82. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Kern) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →