NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Ruth Nester, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Louisville, KY

Sarah Ruth Nester, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1194187278, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license (Kentucky 52873, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1194187278
Name
Sarah Ruth Nester
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
52873 KY
R4145 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9880 Angies Way Ste 410, Louisville, KY 40241
Phone
(502) 394-6600
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2016
Record last updated
Oct 26, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(502) 394-6525
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191003000940); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2016
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 9880 Angies Way Ste 410

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

  1. Amber Deptola, MDInternal Medicine Physician1962765271
  2. Catherine Gates, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1245515808
  3. Anh Nguyen, APRN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1568294304

Verify Sarah Ruth Nester in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

4,268 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Nester4,268
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium385 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium244 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate193 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium172 claims
  5. Lisinopril164 claims
  6. Omeprazole148 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY

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

344 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Louisville

They are 344 of the 21,891 NPPES records with a practice address in Louisville, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.

Other family medicine physician records in Kentucky

  1. Nison Abayev, MDLouisville, KY1124012653
  2. Sarah Abbeyquaye, D.O.Richmond, KY1477873479
  3. Lesley Abbott, D.O.Flatwoods, KY1265511315
  4. Faten Abdullah, M.D.Louisville, KY1467718049
  5. Matthew Abel, MDNicholasville, KY1639523236
  6. Mark Abramovich, MDBardstown, KY1528036746
  7. Cristy Abreu, MDLouisville, KY1740509488
  8. Victor Acevedo, MDFt Campbell, KY1184695207
  9. Ashley Adams, D.O.Prestonsburg, KY1821357070
  10. Brenton Adams, M.D.Louisville, KY1699725762

Common questions

What is Sarah Ruth Nester, MD's NPI number?

Sarah Ruth Nester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194187278, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Ruth Nester, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9880 Angies Way Ste 410, Louisville, KY, 40241. Phone: (502) 394-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Ruth Nester, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 52873, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sarah Ruth Nester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Ruth Nester, MD had 4,268 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sarah Ruth Nester, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.