John R. Bertuso, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Kingsport, TN
John R. Bertuso, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1427084342, issued on Jun 23, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 18550, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John R. Bertuso
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 18550 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2050 Meadowview Parkway, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Phone
- (423) 230-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 230-5097
- Medicaid IDs
- 060013324 KY
3030794 TN
600177 VA - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John R. Bertuso in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 18550Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
243 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis34 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Carvedilol19 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate14 claims
- Clopidogrel12 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: $58.83
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
John R. Bertuso among 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee
John R. Bertuso, MD is one of 464 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 464 in Tennessee → Every provider in Kingsport → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gerald Blackwell, MDKingsport, TN 376601689600587
- Larry Breeding, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601154354033
- Marc Counts, MDKingsport, TN 376601629002043
- Benjamin Culp, MDKingsport, TN 376601558520528
- Michael Donovan, D.O.Kingsport, TN 376601275798282
- Israel Garcia, MDKingsport, TN 376601598750481
- Clair Hixson, MDKingsport, TN 376601932144235
- Sitaram Kadekar, MDKingsport, TN 376601720023021
Common questions
What is John R. Bertuso, MD's NPI number?
John R. Bertuso, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427084342, issued on Jun 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John R. Bertuso, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2050 Meadowview Parkway, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 230-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John R. Bertuso, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 18550, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John R. Bertuso, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John R. Bertuso, MD had 243 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.