Nestor F. Dans, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Huntington, WV
Nestor F. Dans, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Huntington, West Virginia, and NPI 1588652192, issued on Oct 7, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia WV20189, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nestor F. Dans
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- WV20189 WV
4301108585 MI
ME72755 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2828 1St Ave Ste 200, Huntington, WV 25702
- Phone
- (304) 399-7530
- Enumerated
- Oct 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 399-7532
- Medicaid IDs
- 002949600 FL
1801218000 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100913000249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 36 in West Virginia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2828 1St Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Aaron AmburgeyMedical Physician Assistant1265704845
- Jason BirdFamily Nurse Practitioner1962065243
- Ashley Brown, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1881352342
- Richard Fenney, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1689204539
- Richard Heuer, M.D.Specialist1497757439
Verify Nestor F. Dans in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license WV20189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $271.24
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Camden-Clark Physician CorporationParkersburg, WV
- West Virginia University Medical CorporationSouth Charleston, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nestor F. Dans among 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in West Virginia
Nestor F. Dans, MD is one of 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 72% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1998 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 36 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in West Virginia.
All 36 in West Virginia → Every provider in Huntington → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nepal Chowdhury, M.D.Huntington, WV 257021114006574
- Geoffrey Cousins, MDHuntington, WV 257021750379376
- Rebecca Wolfer, MDHuntington, WV 257011366401689
- Kriengkrai Kitiphongspattana, M.D.Logan, WV 256011790749737
- Rosemarie Hardin, M.D.Wheeling, WV 260031982880522
- David Haybron, MDWheeling, WV 260031710963491
- Rajai Khoury, MDWheeling, WV 260031699825158
- Andres Jadue Tobar, MDCharleston, WV 253061265911234
Common questions
What is Nestor F. Dans, MD's NPI number?
Nestor F. Dans, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588652192, issued on Oct 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nestor F. Dans, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2828 1St Ave Ste 200, Huntington, WV, 25702. Phone: (304) 399-7530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nestor F. Dans, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number WV20189, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nestor F. Dans, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nestor F. Dans, MD had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.