Alexa Riester, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Augusta, GA
Alexa Riester, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1619325610, issued on May 31, 2016. Check the license (Georgia 008292, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexa Riester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 008292 GA
2019-00817 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120 15TH St, Augusta, GA 30912
- Phone
- (706) 721-7005
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190924000947); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexa Riester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 008292Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
118 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Ondansetron Odt12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergency Coverage LLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexa Riester among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia
Alexa Riester, M.D. is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2011 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
183 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Augusta
They are 183 of the 7,009 NPPES records with a practice address in Augusta, and 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Alexa Riester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexa Riester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619325610, issued on May 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexa Riester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 15TH St, Augusta, GA, 30912. Phone: (706) 721-7005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexa Riester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 008292, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexa Riester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexa Riester, M.D. had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.