John Fernando
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, MO
John Fernando is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1487049250, issued on Mar 30, 2015. Check the license (Missouri 2018023711, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Fernando
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 2018023711 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Nifong Blvd Ste 120, Columbia, MO 65203
- Phone
- (573) 444-6331
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2024
- Fax
- (855) 576-4137
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180815001968); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Fernando in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2018023711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
200 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
- Glipizide Er11 claims
- Prednisone11 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 2 group practices
- Cole Physician Services LLCJefferson City, MO
- Health-1 LLCColumbia, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Fernando among 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri
John Fernando is one of 2,604 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 1,443 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
213 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 213 of the 6,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,604 internal medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is John Fernando's NPI number?
John Fernando's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487049250, issued on Mar 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Fernando located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Nifong Blvd Ste 120, Columbia, MO, 65203. Phone: (573) 444-6331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Fernando's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2018023711, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Fernando prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Fernando had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.