Dr. John J. Bissler, MD

Dr. Bissler practices at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dr. Bissler's NPI, 1265500888, was assigned on December 1, 2006. Dr. Bissler graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 1985. Dr. Bissler holds Tennessee license 50583.

Dr. Bissler's primary practice is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, at 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105 in Shelby County. The practice phone is (901) 595-3300.

Dr. Bissler's primary practice is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Bissler is also affiliated with Methodist University Hospital. The medical group on file is UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bissler to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bissler practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pediatric nephrology is Dr. Bissler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2080P0210X. Dr. Bissler is board certified in pediatric nephrology by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dmand AI has Dr. Bissler's licenses on file in 15 states: Tennessee, Illinois, Michigan, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Indiana and New York.

Dmand AI lists chronic kidney disease and kidney cysts among the conditions Dr. Bissler treats.

CMS data shows 16 Medicare services from Dr. Bissler across 1 procedure code in 2022, all of them office visits, for 17 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,958 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 17 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bissler in 2024. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 71% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 3.38, 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. Bissler's median patient age at 19, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bissler wrote 124 Medicare Part D claims for 14 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 92 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $577,269 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 84 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Bissler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 144 papers to Dr. Bissler, published from 2003 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Tuberous Sclerosis, Angiomyolipoma and Kidney Neoplasms. Dr. Bissler has published most often in Pediatr Nephrol. Dr. Bissler's most frequent co-authors are Bradley P. Dixon, MD, John C. Hulbert, MD and Michael D. Frost, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Bissler to 5 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 1/2 studies. Conditions studied include Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Tuberous Sclerosis and Lymphangiomyoma. Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati sponsors the most, 4.

CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Bissler from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $44,156. It also lists 12 research payments totaling $28,671 from 2016 to 2019.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Bissler, most recently Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors in 2014.

Dr. Bissler graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 1985.

Dr. Bissler is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Cigna and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.