NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donna L. Sterling, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Columbus, OH

Donna L. Sterling, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1659330942, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35-08-5768, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659330942
Name
Donna L. Sterling
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
35-08-5768 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4885 Olentangy River RD, Columbus, OH 43214
Phone
(614) 267-7878
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(614) 267-7077
Medicaid ID
2652384 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060719000138); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2003
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4885 Olentangy River RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rannie Amiri, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1053398263
  2. Gregory Barrett, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1295711679
  3. Kathleen Bartunek, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1912953126
  4. Michael Delphia, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1043296627
  5. Michael Dibartola, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1982947925
  6. Robert Ecker, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1194701284

Verify Donna L. Sterling in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
    Search for license 35-08-5768
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $917.57

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donna Sterling$917.57
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians, Inc.Columbus, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Donna L. Sterling among 2,972 pediatrics physician records in Ohio

Donna L. Sterling, M.D. is one of 2,972 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 35% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 35% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 10% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2014 among the 297 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

485 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Columbus

They are 485 of the 36,491 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 2,972 pediatrics physician records in Ohio.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Barrett, M.D.Columbus, OH 432141295711679
  2. Steven Brown, M.D.Columbus, OH 432141730158585
  3. Tanya Dedyo, MDColumbus, OH 432141891752242
  4. Robert Forsythe, M.D.Columbus, OH 432141942286331
  5. Irene Koesters, M.D.Columbus, OH 432141134198120
  6. Eileen Maher, M.D.Columbus, OH 432141144299017
  7. Autumn O'Brien, MDColumbus, OH 432141487634200
  8. Alexander Rakowsky, MDColumbus, OH 432141881682995

Common questions

What is Donna L. Sterling, M.D.'s NPI number?

Donna L. Sterling, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659330942, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donna L. Sterling, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4885 Olentangy River RD, Columbus, OH, 43214. Phone: (614) 267-7878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donna L. Sterling, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-08-5768, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.