Thomas Cestare, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Brandywine, MD
Thomas Cestare, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Brandywine, Maryland, and NPI 1013303320, issued on Apr 13, 2015. Check the license (Maryland D89531, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Cestare
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- D89531 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13950 Brandywine RD, Brandywine, MD 20613
- Phone
- (301) 782-2220
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201112000468); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 13950 Brandywine RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ariel CookStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982557674
- Courtney DanielsStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942776778
Verify Thomas Cestare in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D89531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
432 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin146 claims
- Pregabalin71 claims
- Tramadol Hcl31 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl22 claims
- Meloxicam21 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 45 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Medstar Medical Group II LLCLeonardtown, MD
- Suburban/nrh Medical Rehabilitation IncBethesda, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Cestare among 64 interventional pain medicine physician records in Maryland
Thomas Cestare, MD is one of 64 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2015, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 46 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Maryland
There are 64 interventional pain medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Thomas Cestare, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Cestare, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013303320, issued on Apr 13, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Cestare, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13950 Brandywine RD, Brandywine, MD, 20613. Phone: (301) 782-2220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Cestare, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D89531, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Cestare, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Cestare, MD had 432 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Cestare, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 45 of 100. 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.