Dennis J. Stapleton, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Port Charlotte, FL
Dennis J. Stapleton, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Port Charlotte, Florida, and NPI 1336178441, issued on Jul 1, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME50898, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dennis J. Stapleton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- ME50898 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 Harbor Blvd Ste 203, Port Charlotte, FL 33952
- Phone
- (941) 255-7020
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (866) 292-7261
- Medicaid ID
- 049462300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040826001391); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dennis J. Stapleton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME50898Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.4 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: $248.20
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Collier Hma Physician Management LLCNaples, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dennis J. Stapleton among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
Dennis J. Stapleton, M.D. is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
All 468 in Florida → Every provider in Port Charlotte → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Narongsak Boonswang, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521821015652
- Gonzalo Carrizo, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521801933171
- Michael Defrain, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521851369490
- Paul Digiorgi, MDPort Charlotte, FL 339521801013404
- Elias Quintos, M.D.Port Charlotte, FL 339521306882550
- M Vasu, MDPunta Gorda, FL 339501528172756
- Raymond Waters, MDPunta Gorda, FL 339501376657528
- Joseph Alesnik, M.DFort Myers, FL 339081982804761
Common questions
What is Dennis J. Stapleton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dennis J. Stapleton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336178441, issued on Jul 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dennis J. Stapleton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Harbor Blvd Ste 203, Port Charlotte, FL, 33952. Phone: (941) 255-7020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dennis J. Stapleton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME50898, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Dennis J. Stapleton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.4 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.