John A. Dacosta, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Madisonville, KY
John A. Dacosta, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Madisonville, Kentucky, and NPI 1932133642, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 40483, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John A. Dacosta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 40483 KY
25MA06013400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Hospital Dr, Madisonville, KY 42431
- Phone
- (270) 326-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 64124571 KY
6968708 NJ - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070212000590); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 800 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John A. Dacosta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 40483Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,324 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium187 claims
- Omeprazole180 claims
- Famotidine90 claims
- Sucralfate80 claims
- Linzess75 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf70 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,500.56
128 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group IncMadisonville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John A. Dacosta among 226 gastroenterology physician records in Kentucky
John A. Dacosta, MD is one of 226 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 89% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2000 among the 181 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207RG0100X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 226 gastroenterology physician records in Kentucky.
All 226 in Kentucky → Every provider in Madisonville → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Fisher, DOMadisonville, KY 424311255329090
- Hasan Shoaib, M.D.Madisonville, KY 424311841813268
- Karen Canlas, MDHenderson, KY 424201518185487
- Noel Canlas, MDHenderson, KY 424201548300056
- Eula Geralyn Tetangco, M.D.Henderson, KY 424201639584014
- Benjamin Bryson, M.D.Somerset, KY 425031184887432
- Samir Cook, M.D.Somerset, KY 425031629075296
- Khalid Iqbal, MDSomerset, KY 425031447349329
Common questions
What is John A. Dacosta, MD's NPI number?
John A. Dacosta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932133642, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John A. Dacosta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Hospital Dr, Madisonville, KY, 42431. Phone: (270) 326-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John A. Dacosta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 40483, 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 A. Dacosta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John A. Dacosta, MD had 1,324 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John A. Dacosta, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 of 100. 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.