NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bradley Herman Stephens, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Harlingen, TX

Bradley Herman Stephens, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1538470109, issued on Jun 29, 2010. Check the license (Texas S7966, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538470109
Name
Bradley Herman Stephens
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
S7966 TX
036160860 IL
2015031875 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2222 Vela Dr, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone
(956) 804-5851
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2010
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2024
Fax
(956) 271-0289
Medicaid ID
200082495 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241022004388); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2222 Vela Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Lukas Bogden, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821956020
  2. Vijian Dhevan, M.D.Surgery Physician1003015421
  3. Leinady FloresPhysician Assistant1265150189
  4. Bry Anna GaratePhysician Assistant1528786654
  5. Iridiana GarciaPhysician Assistant1902534415
  6. Ameer Hassan, DONeuroradiology Physician1790941052

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

247 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bradley Stephens247
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin68 claims
  2. Mupirocin40 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl31 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl19 claims
  6. Diazepam13 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,191.17

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Zavation Medical Products, LLC. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bradley Stephens$2,191
  2. Specialty average$14,926

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Bhs Physicians Network, IncHarlingen, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bradley Herman Stephens among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas

Bradley Herman Stephens, M.D. is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sohum Desai, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501700106721
  2. Jose Dones Vazquez, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501316008071
  3. Muhammad Khan, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501861927386
  4. Eric Six, M.D.Harlingen, TX 785501629099445
  5. Inad Atassi, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391851493571
  6. Michael Burke, MD,FACS,FAAPEdinburg, TX 785391538141932
  7. Jacinto Manon, MDEdinburg, TX 785391326246638
  8. Eduardo Martinez Del Campo, MDEdinburg, TX 785391811345689

Common questions

What is Bradley Herman Stephens, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bradley Herman Stephens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538470109, issued on Jun 29, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bradley Herman Stephens, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 Vela Dr, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 804-5851. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bradley Herman Stephens, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S7966, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Bradley Herman Stephens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bradley Herman Stephens, M.D. had 247 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.