NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Nester, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Stephen Nester, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1871574582, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (Missouri R3G70, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1871574582
Name
Stephen Nester
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
R3G70 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1031 Bellevue Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63117
Phone
(314) 647-9444
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 3, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(314) 647-7317
Medicaid ID
202841029 MO
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Stephen Nester in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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4.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

15,667 Medicare Part D claims for 966 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 892 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Nester15,667
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium812 claims
  2. Lisinopril530 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate491 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium411 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium386 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen381 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: $1,761.52

104 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Nester$1,761.52
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Stephen Nester among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri

Stephen Nester, M.D. is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% 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 · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Family Medicine Physician providers in Missouri

There are 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Bereda, D.O.Richmond Heights, MO 631171639319387
  2. Steven Drake, MDSaint Louis, MO 631171770895070
  3. Ladonna Finch, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631171467465005
  4. Brett Foersterling, MDSaint Louis, MO 631171669421590
  5. Denise Hooks-Anderson, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631171417931056
  6. Thomas Landholt, MDSaint Louis, MO 631171033205646
  7. Audrey Montooth, MDSaint Louis, MO 631171730132895
  8. Peggy Petralia, D.O.Saint Louis, MO 631171972542603

Common questions

What is Stephen Nester, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen Nester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871574582, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Nester, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1031 Bellevue Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63117. Phone: (314) 647-9444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Nester, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R3G70, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen Nester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Nester, M.D. had 15,667 Medicare Part D claims for 966 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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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.