Gerson A. Criste, MD
Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician · Carbondale, IL
Gerson A. Criste, MD is a pain medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician with a practice address in Carbondale, Illinois, and NPI 1265698260, issued on Jul 30, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036120557, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerson A. Criste
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician 2084P2900X
- License number
- 036120557 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1390 Hope Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901
- Phone
- (618) 351-4972
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2024
- Fax
- (618) 351-6522
- Medicaid ID
- 036120557 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101015000489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1390 Hope Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lisa Arnold, NPNurse Practitioner1376847301
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- Isaac Roberg, PAPhysician Assistant1447297676
- Daniel Sherwood, PAPhysician Assistant1396384533
- Yasser Youssef, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1700308376
Verify Gerson A. Criste 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 036120557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician in 2024
259 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,374 among the 130 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam55 claims
- Pregabalin27 claims
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Gabapentin24 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl15 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $457.12
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 96 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,718.51 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 one group practice
- Southern Illinois Medical Services NfpCarbondale, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 3 pain medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records in Illinois.
All 3 in Illinois → Every provider in Carbondale → Pain Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician nationwide →
The 2 pain medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Field, MDNorthbrook, IL 600621134205636
- Vasanth Kattalai Kailasam, MDCrystal Lake, IL 600141275882730
Common questions
What is Gerson A. Criste, MD's NPI number?
Gerson A. Criste, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265698260, issued on Jul 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerson A. Criste, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1390 Hope Dr, Carbondale, IL, 62901. Phone: (618) 351-4972. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerson A. Criste, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036120557, 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 Gerson A. Criste, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerson A. Criste, MD had 259 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (psychiatry & neurology) physician prescribers was 1,374. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gerson A. Criste, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.