John E. Nester, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Springfield, IL
John E. Nester, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1386737435, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-079263, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John E. Nester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 036-079263 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 N. 1St Street, Springfield, IL 62702
- Phone
- (217) 528-7541
- Enumerated
- Oct 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 036079263 IL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John E. Nester 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 036-079263Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,284 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Digoxin196 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate142 claims
- Eliquis120 claims
- Furosemide88 claims
- Warfarin Sodium75 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium72 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 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).
John E. Nester among 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois
John E. Nester, M.D. is one of 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 50% 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 Illinois 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 Illinois
There are 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mukul Bhattarai, MD.Springfield, IL 627021013204262
- Fadel Bofarrag, MD, MPHSpringfield, IL 627021003291279
- Stuart Frank, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021912995754
- Fares Ghanem, MDSpringfield, IL 627021700494754
- Saurabh Jha, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021194979369
- Michael Kim, MDSpringfield, IL 627021033182795
- Michal Kolda, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021104832997
- Abhishek Kulkarni, M.DSpringfield, IL 627021437399391
Common questions
What is John E. Nester, M.D.'s NPI number?
John E. Nester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386737435, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John E. Nester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 N. 1St Street, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 528-7541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John E. Nester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-079263, 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 John E. Nester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John E. Nester, M.D. had 1,284 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John E. Nester, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 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.