John Eric Player, DO
Surgery Physician · Rockford, IL
John Eric Player, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Rockford, Illinois, and NPI 1285965905, issued on Jan 20, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 036.133344, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Eric Player
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 036.133344 IL
54098-21 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5668 E State St, Rockford, IL 61108
- Phone
- (815) 397-7900
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (815) 397-7919
- Medicaid ID
- 100008500 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140616001777); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5668 E State St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Eric Player 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 036.133344Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
- Omeprazole16 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
- Osf Multi-Specialty GroupPontiac, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is John Eric Player, DO's NPI number?
John Eric Player, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285965905, issued on Jan 20, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Eric Player, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5668 E State St, Rockford, IL, 61108. Phone: (815) 397-7900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Eric Player, DO's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.133344, 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 Eric Player, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Eric Player, DO had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 71 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.