Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

John Colston, D.O.

Family Medicine Physician · Pikeville, KY

John Colston, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pikeville, Kentucky, and NPI 1801180575, issued on May 31, 2011. Check the license (Kentucky 03605, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1801180575
Name
John Colston
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
03605 KY
4192 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
184 S Mayo Trl, Pikeville, KY 41501
Phone
(606) 218-4800
Enumerated
May 31, 2011
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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Also registered at 184 S Mayo Trl

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

  1. William Betz, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1437483161
  2. Ravinder Bhagrath, MDNephrology Physician1629181458
  3. Michael Carnes, D.O.Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician1881695849
  4. Chad Carroll, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1598024754
  5. Destiny Compton, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1710866975
  6. Sarah Crawford, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1891929824

Verify John Colston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
    Search for license 03605
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

290 Medicare Part D claims for 199 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Colston290
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone44 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt37 claims
  3. Cephalexin27 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
  5. Ketorolac Tromethamine16 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate15 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Tri-Cities Regional Emergency Physicians, PCKingsport, TN

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

46 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pikeville

They are 46 of the 1,007 NPPES records with a practice address in Pikeville, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.

Other family medicine physician records in Kentucky

  1. Nison Abayev, MDLouisville, KY1124012653
  2. Sarah Abbeyquaye, D.O.Richmond, KY1477873479
  3. Lesley Abbott, D.O.Flatwoods, KY1265511315
  4. Faten Abdullah, M.D.Louisville, KY1467718049
  5. Matthew Abel, MDNicholasville, KY1639523236
  6. Mark Abramovich, MDBardstown, KY1528036746
  7. Cristy Abreu, MDLouisville, KY1740509488
  8. Victor Acevedo, MDFt Campbell, KY1184695207
  9. Ashley Adams, D.O.Prestonsburg, KY1821357070
  10. Brenton Adams, M.D.Louisville, KY1699725762

Common questions

What is John Colston, D.O.'s NPI number?

John Colston, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801180575, issued on May 31, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Colston, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 184 S Mayo Trl, Pikeville, KY, 41501. Phone: (606) 218-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Colston, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 03605, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Colston, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Colston, D.O. had 290 Medicare Part D claims for 199 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), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.