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Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Professional interests include: acute care, immunization (preventive vaccines), chronic illness, and more.

501 N. Du Quoin Street
Benton, IL 62812

(618) 435-5362

Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL specializing in family medicine. Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD is affiliated with SSM Health.

Office Locations

14410 Route 37
Johnston City, IL 62951

(618) 983-6911

(618) 983-6913

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501 N. Du Quoin Street
Benton, IL 62812

(618) 435-5362

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

urinalysis

By Affordability:

urinalysis

urine tests

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for urinalysis, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

lab tests

In 2024, Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD had a list price for lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Illinois. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

antigen tests

rapid strep test

In 2012, Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD had a list price for antigen tests, and rapid strep test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Illinois. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2012 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	111
lab tests	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2013 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	59
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2014 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	30
diabetes management	26
doctor visit	133
lab tests	58
preventive care	37
vaccines	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	88

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	113
diabetes management	15
doctor visit	701
lab tests	41
preventive care	49
vaccines	34

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	302

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	36
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2016 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	360
diabetes management	35
doctor visit	1250
lab tests	177
preventive care	83
vaccines	48

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	34
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2017 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	446
diabetes management	44
doctor visit	1151
ear procedures	17
lab tests	134
preventive care	82
vaccines	38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	368
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	34
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2018 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	37
doctor visit	95
lab tests	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	108

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	18
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2019 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	103

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	64

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2020 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	109

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	120

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	15
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2021 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	86

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	120

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	15
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2022 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	110

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	98

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2023 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	171

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	119

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL during 2024 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	231

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	151

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	27
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Johnston City, IL were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

blood draw	182
diabetes management	30
doctor visit	666
ear procedures	17
lab tests	101
preventive care	62
vaccines	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD.

**Gender**
Female	132
Male	58

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	59
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	13
75 to 84	58
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	86

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	6
Dementia	4

Education & Training

She has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Johnston City, IL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,338 FARXIGA $772	SYMBICORT $206	BREZTRI $101	BYDUREON WEEKLY $57	CRESTOR $52	Other $149
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,255 Victoza $459	Tresiba $357	Saxenda $130	Ozempic $89	Levemir $26	Other $194
Pfizer Inc.	$1,145 ELIQUIS $654	LYRICA $248	CELEBREX $112	EUCRISA $61	TOVIAZ $21	Other $50
Lilly USA, LLC	$1,141 BASAGLAR $242	JARDIANCE $230	GLYXAMBI $154	TRULICITY $153	ZEPBOUND $120	Other $242
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$901 JARDIANCE $312	GLYXAMBI $180	Spiriva $124	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $101	Pradaxa $48	Other $136
Other	$5,095 XARELTO $363	INVOKANA $336	Vascepa $317	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $302	BYSTOLIC $242	Other $3,536

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,246
Consulting Fee	$425
Education	$204

Biography

Dr. Christa Pestka practices family medicine in Johnston City, IL. Her average rating from her patients is 4.5 stars (out of 5).

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD in 2019

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christa S. Pestka, MD From 2012 - 2024

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