NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary Gerst, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Ina, IL

Gary Gerst, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Ina, Illinois, and NPI 1154727923, issued on Nov 6, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 085.001255, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154727923
Name
Gary Gerst
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
085.001255 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
251 North Illinois Highway 37, Ina, IL 62846
Phone
(618) 437-5300
Enumerated
Nov 6, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $267.36

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gary Gerst$267.36
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

Gary Gerst among 671 medical physician assistant records in Illinois

Gary Gerst, PA-C is one of 671 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 51% of these records are
  • Record last updated2014 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Illinois

There are 671 medical physician assistant records in Illinois.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Evelyn Salhani, PA-CGrayville, IL 628441598075038
  2. Lois Dishman-Cooper, MPAS, PA-CFlora, IL 628391851476238
  3. Kristina Snell, RMAFlora, IL 628391659463529
  4. Kayla Bell, PAFairfield, IL 628371437142379
  5. Andrew Hosman, PA-CMacedonia, IL 628601922318732
  6. Cristie Smith, CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASDu Quoin, IL 628321235226069
  7. Karla Whited, MOADu Quoin, IL 628321063513133
  8. Paige Hocking, PA-CMount Carmel, IL 628631225724263

Common questions

What is Gary Gerst, PA-C's NPI number?

Gary Gerst, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154727923, issued on Nov 6, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary Gerst, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 251 North Illinois Highway 37, Ina, IL, 62846. Phone: (618) 437-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary Gerst, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 085.001255, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.