NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David M. Stepien, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · Durham, NC

David M. Stepien, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1194103598, issued on May 18, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 2023-02157, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194103598
Name
David M. Stepien
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License numbers
2023-02157 NC
A176353 CA
4301107161 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3475 Erwin RD, Durham, NC 27705
Phone
(919) 681-8555
Enumerated
May 18, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2023
Fax
(919) 681-8704
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231025001187); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2015
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 3475 Erwin RD

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

  1. Cassandra Aranibar, DPTPhysical Therapist1235029075
  2. Danny Arora, MD, FRCSCSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1659818870
  3. Jenna Austell, PTPhysical Therapist1285860916
  4. Alanna Baker, PTPhysical Therapist1922234640
  5. William BennettClinical Exercise Physiologist1952017808
  6. Kendall Bietsch, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1578489092

Verify David M. Stepien in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina 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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. David Stepien11
  2. Specialty average93

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: $502.08

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Stepien$502.08
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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. Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC

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

David M. Stepien among 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina

David M. Stepien, MD is one of 146 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 81 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Laura Gunn, MDDurham, NC 277041649244310
  2. Ronald RiefkohlDurham, NC 277041225097306
  3. Duncan Hughes, M.D.Durham, NC 277071871742775
  4. Alexander Allori, M.D., M.P.H.Durham, NC 277101316948532
  5. Linda Cendales, M.D.Durham, NC 277101396937561
  6. Detlev Erdmann, MD,PHD,MHSCDurham, NC 277101508886516
  7. Scott Hollenbeck, MDDurham, NC 277101285891333
  8. Howard Levinson, M.D.Durham, NC 277101033221072

Common questions

What is David M. Stepien, MD's NPI number?

David M. Stepien, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194103598, issued on May 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David M. Stepien, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3475 Erwin RD, Durham, NC, 27705. Phone: (919) 681-8555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David M. Stepien, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2023-02157, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David M. Stepien, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David M. Stepien, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.