Byron Fitzgerald Stephens, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Nashville, TN
Byron Fitzgerald Stephens, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1568788974, issued on Apr 9, 2010. Check the license (Tennessee 54073, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Byron Fitzgerald Stephens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License numbers
- 54073 TN
073657 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160727001949); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Byron Fitzgerald Stephens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 54073Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
321 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pregabalin94 claims
- Mupirocin70 claims
- Meloxicam53 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Celecoxib21 claims
- Methylprednisolone17 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,252.12
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncClarksville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Byron Fitzgerald Stephens among 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Tennessee
Byron Fitzgerald Stephens, M.D. is one of 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% 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 67% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 35 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Tennessee.
All 46 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amir Abtahi, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321730405101
- Raymond Gardocki, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321235125931
- Melvin Law, MDNashville, TN 372111922099340
- Daniel Burrus, MDNashville, TN 372091154313302
- Daniel Kiridly, M.D.Nashville, TN 372071043697279
- Lawrence Babat, MDNashville, TN 372031619978822
- Wesley Coker, MDNashville, TN 372031790775179
- Colin Crosby, MDNashville, TN 372031558565036
Common questions
What is Byron Fitzgerald Stephens, M.D.'s NPI number?
Byron Fitzgerald Stephens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568788974, issued on Apr 9, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Byron Fitzgerald Stephens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Byron Fitzgerald Stephens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 54073, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Byron Fitzgerald Stephens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Byron Fitzgerald Stephens, M.D. had 321 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Byron Fitzgerald Stephens, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.