Dr. John C. Edwards, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 305
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 101
- Part D claims, 2024
- 367
- Publications
- 19
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104
- Practice phone
- Call (314) 257-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. John C. Edwards is a nephrologist in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Edwards practices at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care.
Dr. Edwards' NPI, 1972531861, was assigned on June 29, 2006. Dr. Edwards graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Edwards holds North Carolina license 200501908.
- NPI
- 1972531861NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7113939331
- NPI enumeration date
- June 29, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (314) 257-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 67
- Medical school graduation
- 1985
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John C. Edwards practices at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Edwards' primary practice is SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, at 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104 in St. Louis City. The practice phone is (314) 257-8000.
- SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104 · St. Louis CityPhone(314) 257-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John C. Edwards is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Edwards' primary practice is SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care. The medical group on file is SLUCare Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Edwards to 1 more behavioral health center and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. John C. Edwards' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Edwards practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John C. Edwards is one of 249 nephrologists in Missouri
Nephrology is Dr. Edwards' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Edwards is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, North CarolinaPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Edwards
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John C. Edwards billed Medicare for 305 services in 2024
CMS data shows 305 Medicare services from Dr. Edwards across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 101 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,560 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Edwards' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2502024: 20717%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 782024: 9826%
Dr. Edwards compared with the Missouri median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Edwards
- Missouri median
- Medicare services
- 305vs 85764% below
- Medicare patients
- 101vs 27163% below
- Part D claims
- 244vs 77969% below
Medians across 240 nephrologists in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Edwards' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John C. Edwards treated 101 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 67
CMS counts 101 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Edwards in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 39 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 6.11, 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. Edwards' median patient age at 70, with 51% women.
Dr. Edwards' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Edwards' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4646%
- Men5554%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Edwards' Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes64%
- Heart failure55%
- Arthritis54%
- Ischemic heart disease50%
- Anxiety42%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Edwards' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John C. Edwards wrote 367 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Edwards wrote 367 Medicare Part D claims for 63 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 244 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $41,672 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 202 claims across 12 drugs.
Dr. Edwards' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic301 claims82%
- Brand-name66 claims18%
Dr. Edwards' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Edwards' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics4%13 of 367 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2022024: 24421%
Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 12 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. John C. Edwards takes part in Medicare
Dr. Edwards accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. John C. Edwards has 19 publications on record
Dmand AI links 19 papers to Dr. Edwards, published from 2010 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Chloride Channels, Acute Kidney Injury and Biological Transport. Dr. Edwards' most frequent co-authors are Yasar Kerem Caliskan, MD, Krista L. Lentine, MD, PhD and Yao-Wen Cheng, MD.
Dr. Edwards' papers by year, 2014 to 2025
Topics Dr. Edwards writes about most
- Chloride Channels
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Biological Transport
- Cell Membrane
- Mice, Knockout
- Apolipoprotein L1
- Cytoskeletal Proteins
- Hypokalemia
Dr. Edwards' most frequent co-authors
- Yasar Kerem Caliskan, MD4 shared papers
- Krista L. Lentine, MD, PhD4 shared papers
- Yao-Wen Cheng, MD2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Edwards
Mol Cell Biochem
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. John C. Edwards received $453 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Edwards from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. paid the most, $122.
General payments to Dr. Edwards by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Edwards by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$41792%
- Education$368%
Companies that paid Dr. Edwards the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. John C. Edwards graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
Dr. Edwards graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1985.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. John C. Edwards's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. John C. Edwards' NPI number?
Dr. John C. Edwards' NPI number is 1972531861. It was assigned on June 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John C. Edwards?
Dr. John C. Edwards is a nephrologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. John C. Edwards practice?
Dr. Edwards practices at 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104. Dr. Edwards' primary practice is SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Edwards to 1 behavioral health center and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. John C. Edwards' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Edwards is (314) 257-8000.
What is Dr. John C. Edwards' medical license number?
Dr. Edwards holds North Carolina license 200501908.
Which hospitals is Dr. John C. Edwards affiliated with?
Dr. Edwards practices at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri.
What medical group is Dr. John C. Edwards part of?
Dr. Edwards is linked to SLUCare Physician Group.
Does Dr. John C. Edwards accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Edwards billed Medicare for 305 services in 2024, and Dr. Edwards accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John C. Edwards see?
CMS counts 101 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Edwards in 2024, with an average age of 67.
What services does Dr. John C. Edwards bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Edwards' most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), dialysis (90935) and office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. John C. Edwards go to medical school?
Dr. Edwards graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 1985.
What drugs does Dr. John C. Edwards prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Edwards' most prescribed drugs by claims were Irbesartan, Furosemide and Jardiance.
Has Dr. John C. Edwards received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $453 in general payments to Dr. Edwards from 8 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
How long has Dr. John C. Edwards been practicing?
Dr. Edwards graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.
Does Dr. John C. Edwards do research?
Dmand AI links 19 publications to Dr. Edwards, published from 2010 to 2025.
Who does Dr. John C. Edwards publish with?
Dr. Edwards' most frequent co-authors are Yasar Kerem Caliskan, MD (4 shared papers), Krista L. Lentine, MD, PhD (4 shared papers) and Yao-Wen Cheng, MD (2 shared papers).
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