John L. Pennings, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Post Falls, ID
John L. Pennings, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Post Falls, Idaho, and NPI 1073569737, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Idaho M-6485, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John L. Pennings
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- M-6485 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 750 N Syringa St, Post Falls, ID 83854
- Phone
- (208) 262-0945
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2025
- Fax
- (208) 415-0150
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040217000437); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 179 in Idaho → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 750 N Syringa St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Pamela Bellatty ThompsonClinical Social Worker1043071228
- Deborah Swider, PTPhysical Therapist1740213768
- Karen TorosianAudiologist1497831408
Verify John L. Pennings in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license M-6485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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: $8,810.19
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Kootenai Health IncOrofino, ID
- North Idaho Day Surgery LLCPost Falls, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John L. Pennings among 179 surgery physician records in Idaho
John L. Pennings, M.D. is one of 179 surgery physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 74% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2008 among the 119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Idaho
There are 179 surgery physician records in Idaho.
All 179 in Idaho → Every provider in Post Falls → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Derek Dirks, MDPost Falls, ID 838541427476225
- Olga Lebedevskiy, MDPost Falls, ID 838541750800553
- Antoine Sarkis, M.D.Post Falls, ID 838541235182213
- Allyson Sterling, DOSt Maries, ID 838611861757676
- William Wheeler, M.D.St Maries, ID 838611205810025
- Nathan Kanning, M.D.Sandpoint, ID 838641740486216
- Richard Neher, M.D.Sandpoint, ID 838641619974441
- Hannah Robbins, M.D.Sandpoint, ID 838641710372370
Common questions
What is John L. Pennings, M.D.'s NPI number?
John L. Pennings, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073569737, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John L. Pennings, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 750 N Syringa St, Post Falls, ID, 83854. Phone: (208) 262-0945. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John L. Pennings, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number M-6485, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John L. Pennings, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John L. Pennings, M.D. had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.