Dr. David George Sterka Jr., MD, PhD

Dr. Sterka practices at Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside in Jacksonville, Florida, part of Ascension Health Alliance.

Dr. Sterka's NPI, 1154765055, was assigned on April 22, 2013. Dr. Sterka graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2013. Dr. Sterka holds Florida license ME125380.

Dr. Sterka's primary practice is Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside, at 1 Shircliff Way, Jacksonville, FL 32204 in Duval County. The practice phone is (904) 308-7300.

Dr. Sterka's primary practice is Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside in Jacksonville, Florida, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dr. Sterka is also affiliated with Ascension St. Vincent's Southside Hospital. The medical group on file is Vituity. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sterka to 1 more hospital and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sterka practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Sterka's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Sterka is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Sterka is licensed in Florida.

CMS data shows 211 Medicare services from Dr. Sterka across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 150 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,284 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 150 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sterka in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 50 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.83, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sterka's median patient age at 54, with 67% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sterka wrote 422 Medicare Part D claims for 193 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 303 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,939 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 308 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Sterka for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sterka accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Sterka from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $105.

Dr. Sterka graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2013.

Dr. Sterka is in network with 3 carriers, including CMS Medicare, GA State Medicaid and RI State Medicaid. Medicaid plans come from the most carriers, 2. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.