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Samuel Russell Vester, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Cincinnati, OH · enumerated 2006.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1629008628

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Samuel Russell Vester

Credential M.D.

Sex Male

Practice address 3188 Bellevue Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45219

Phone (513) 475-8787

Fax (513) 929-7239

Enumeration date Jul 4, 2006

Last updated in NPPES Jul 14, 2023

Taxonomy & licenses

208600000X Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 35061926V (OH) Secondary

208G00000X Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 35.061926 (OH) Primary

208600000X Surgery Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 29644 (KY) Secondary

208G00000X Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 29644 (KY) Secondary

208G00000X Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 35061926V (OH) Secondary

MD · Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
310804060033	Other	-	CARESOURCE
1820066	Other	-	UNITED HEALTHCARE
8330	Other	-	KY BCBS
0840862	Medicaid	OH	-
64296445	Medicaid	KY	-
000000005014	Other	-	ANTHEM
61926	Other	-	CHOICE CARE/HUMANA
200058070B	Medicaid	IN	-

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2023-07-14.