NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laurie M. Kuestner, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician · Idaho Falls, ID

Laurie M. Kuestner, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and NPI 1235111261, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (Idaho 9871966, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1235111261
Name
Laurie M. Kuestner
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
License number
9871966 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2860 Channing Way Ste 220, Idaho Falls, ID 83404
Phone
(208) 800-6155
Enumerated
Nov 16, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2025
Fax
(208) 800-6158
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250911003646); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1987
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 2860 Channing Way Ste 220

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

  1. Derek BertaPhysician Assistant1114572716
  2. Melissa Cheers, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1801235742

Verify Laurie M. Kuestner in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
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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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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024

240 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Laurie Kuestner240
  2. Specialty average201

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel71 claims
  2. Cilostazol43 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium42 claims
  4. Eliquis27 claims
  5. Xarelto24 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: $320.10

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ShockWave Medical, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laurie Kuestner$320.10
  2. Specialty average$6,178.00

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. Idaho Physician Services IncIdaho Falls, ID

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

Laurie M. Kuestner among 31 vascular surgery physician records in Idaho

Laurie M. Kuestner, M.D. is one of 31 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 1998 among the 24 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Idaho

There are 31 vascular surgery physician records in Idaho.

The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Warren Albrecht, DOIdaho Falls, ID 834041134146129
  2. Rachael Snow, M.D.Idaho Falls, ID 834041578925780
  3. Elliot Adams, M.D.Twin Falls, ID 833011033597232
  4. Danielle Doucet, MDTwin Falls, ID 833011962654814
  5. David Johnson, M.D.Twin Falls, ID 833011922035104
  6. Eugene Lee, M.D., PH.D.Twin Falls, ID 833011518943265
  7. Michael Zammit, M.D.Twin Falls, ID 833011841251188
  8. Michael Tullis, MDMeridian, ID 836421598717985

Common questions

What is Laurie M. Kuestner, M.D.'s NPI number?

Laurie M. Kuestner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235111261, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laurie M. Kuestner, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2860 Channing Way Ste 220, Idaho Falls, ID, 83404. Phone: (208) 800-6155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laurie M. Kuestner, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Idaho license number 9871966, 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 Laurie M. Kuestner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laurie M. Kuestner, M.D. had 240 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.