Craig Elam Stauffer, MD
Urology Physician · Monterey, CA
Craig Elam Stauffer, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Monterey, California, and NPI 1689932709, issued on Apr 26, 2012. Check the license (California A126843, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Elam Stauffer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- A126843 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23845 Holman Hwy Ste 203, Monterey, CA 93940
- Phone
- (831) 241-9155
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 886-3616
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180118000679); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 23845 Holman Hwy Ste 203
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Craig Elam Stauffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A126843Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
820 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl234 claims
- Finasteride169 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er85 claims
- Levofloxacin42 claims
- Tramadol Hcl40 claims
- Myrbetriq38 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $834.75
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edap Technomed Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Montage Medical GroupMonterey, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Craig Elam Stauffer, MD's NPI number?
Craig Elam Stauffer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689932709, issued on Apr 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Elam Stauffer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23845 Holman Hwy Ste 203, Monterey, CA, 93940. Phone: (831) 241-9155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Elam Stauffer, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A126843, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig Elam Stauffer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Elam Stauffer, MD had 820 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Craig Elam Stauffer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.