Christa S. Pestka, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Johnston City, IL
Christa S. Pestka, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Johnston City, Illinois, and NPI 1356342331, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036-107039, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christa S. Pestka
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036-107039 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14410 Route 37, Johnston City, IL 62951
- Phone
- (618) 983-6911
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2026
- Fax
- (618) 983-6913
- Medicaid IDs
- 036107039 IL
370966854023 IL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100622000635); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 14410 Route 37
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ashley Byrley, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1144454232
- Rheanne Collier, RNRegistered Nurse1437664158
- Carmella Doss, P.A.Physician Assistant1487758892
- Erica Escue, PA-CPhysician Assistant1003467341
- Donald Griffin, MDFamily Medicine Physician1396738878
- Gina Gunther, APRN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1942206438
Verify Christa S. Pestka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-107039Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,701 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 302 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium396 claims
- Lisinopril286 claims
- Gabapentin282 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate268 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium268 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium213 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $141.89
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Christopher Greater Area Rural Health Planning CorporationJohnston City, IL
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncBenton, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Johnston City
They are 2 of the 35 NPPES records with a practice address in Johnston City, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
All 2 in Johnston City → All 6,215 in Illinois → Every provider in Johnston City →
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Common questions
What is Christa S. Pestka, MD's NPI number?
Christa S. Pestka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356342331, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christa S. Pestka, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14410 Route 37, Johnston City, IL, 62951. Phone: (618) 983-6911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christa S. Pestka, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-107039, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christa S. Pestka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christa S. Pestka, MD had 7,701 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.