NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Sante Symington, M.D.

Specialist · Lorton, VA

John Sante Symington, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Lorton, Virginia, and NPI 1144253238, issued on Jul 9, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101046703, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144253238
Name
John Sante Symington
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
0101046703 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8988 Lorton Station Blvd, Lorton, VA 22079
Phone
(703) 339-3524
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(703) 339-9157
Medicaid ID
6020844 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101004000146); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1986
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8988 Lorton Station Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Karen Beydoun, MDInfectious Disease Physician1467615583
  2. Arthur Chutuape, M.D.Specialist1558394643
  3. George Gillian, M.D.Surgery Physician1508832627
  4. Christine Lee, MDFamily Medicine Physician1104881838
  5. David Lee, MDFamily Medicine Physician1093794067
  6. Kelley Manahan, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1700218310

Verify John Sante Symington in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

526 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. John Symington526
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Cefadroxil72 claims
  2. Ceftriaxone62 claims
  3. Vancomycin Hcl55 claims
  4. Biktarvy46 claims
  5. Amoxicillin44 claims
  6. Juluca22 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): 61.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score88.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%70.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $208.57

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Symington$208.57
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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

  1. Infectious Diseases Associates PCLorton, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Sante Symington among 798 specialist records in Virginia

John Sante Symington, M.D. is one of 798 specialist records with a practice address in Virginia. 30% 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, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 1989 among the 167 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 specialist records list a practice address in Lorton

They are 5 of the 299 NPPES records with a practice address in Lorton, and 798 specialist records in Virginia.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arthur Chutuape, M.D.Lorton, VA 220791558394643
  2. Eric Cryan, DVMLorton, VA 220791073090916
  3. Glen Reeves, M.D., M.P.H.Lorton, VA 220791841450046
  4. Sherrie Walker, M.D.Lorton, VA 220791902822448
  5. Stephen Baker, M.D.Great Falls, VA 220661811014566
  6. Norman Armstrong, MDMc Lean, VA 221011932176823
  7. Patricia Bannon, MDMc Lean, VA 221011053388959
  8. John Doppelheuer, M.D.Mc Lean, VA 221011588792824

Common questions

What is John Sante Symington, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Sante Symington, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144253238, issued on Jul 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Sante Symington, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8988 Lorton Station Blvd, Lorton, VA, 22079. Phone: (703) 339-3524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Sante Symington, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101046703, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Sante Symington, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Sante Symington, M.D. had 526 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John Sante Symington, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.7 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.

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