Joseph A. Jestus, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Cookeville, TN
Joseph A. Jestus, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1265411151, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 29172, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Jestus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 29172 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 S Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (931) 372-7716
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2022
- Fax
- (931) 525-1066
- Medicaid IDs
- Q013109 TN
3720925 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101015000450); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 105 S Willow Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joseph Archer, ANP CNurse Practitioner1033105713
- Kelly Billings, PAPhysician Assistant1588024806
- Richard Burks, PTPhysical Therapist1104657816
- David Burstedt, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1528160371
- Taylor Dennison, MDAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1457622631
- Philip Elizondo, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1407887870
Verify Joseph A. Jestus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29172Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
689 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 199 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone290 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen116 claims
- Gabapentin72 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen69 claims
- Meloxicam26 claims
- Methylprednisolone21 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Campbell Clinic, PCCookeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph A. Jestus among 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee
Joseph A. Jestus, M.D. is one of 191 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 82% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 140 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207T00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 191 neurological surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 191 in Tennessee → Every provider in Cookeville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Walter Jermakowicz, M.D., PH.D.Cookeville, TN 385011922369750
- Mark Cobb, M.D.Columbia, TN 384011336144245
- Hugh Barnett, M.D.Jackson, TN 383011518062462
- John Neblett, M.D.Jackson, TN 383011578591731
- Douglas Taylor, MDJackson, TN 383011578983797
- Christopher Troy, MDMemphis, TN 381631720667801
- Austin AnthonyGermantown, TN 381381467156521
- Ali Alawieh, M.D. PH.D.Memphis, TN 381201104389253
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Jestus, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph A. Jestus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265411151, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Jestus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 S Willow Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 372-7716. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Jestus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29172, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph A. Jestus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Jestus, M.D. had 689 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph A. Jestus, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.