NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald R. Stafford, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Cypress, TX

Donald R. Stafford, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Cypress, Texas, and NPI 1124027115, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license (Texas J8785, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124027115
Name
Donald R. Stafford
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
J8785 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
27700 Northwest Fwy Ste 200, Cypress, TX 77433
Phone
(713) 486-5750
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2022
Fax
(713) 486-0871
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100318000470); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1993
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 27700 Northwest Fwy Ste 200

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

  1. Ryan Brown, DOFamily Medicine Physician1710516794
  2. Sean Healy, DOSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1154066645
  3. Trevor Simcox, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1467942003
  4. Matthew Weldon, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1467712174

Verify Donald R. Stafford in five checks

  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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

750 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 172 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donald Stafford750
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib200 claims
  2. Meloxicam155 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium130 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl114 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl39 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone26 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): 82.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score79.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $26.30

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Urgo Medical North America, LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donald Stafford$26
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. UT PhysiciansCypress, TX

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

Donald R. Stafford among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Donald R. Stafford, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Trevor Simcox, MDCypress, TX 774331467942003
  2. Gerald Halaby, M.D.Cypress, TX 774291407853666
  3. Alex Han, MDCypress, TX 774291588152524
  4. William Anderson, MDFulshear, TX 774411548776677
  5. Volkan Guzel, MDKaty, TX 774501982723490
  6. Randy Volkmer, MDBay City, TX 774141295362770
  7. Michael Maier, MDRichmond, TX 774061750317954
  8. Eric Berkman, M.D.Bellaire, TX 774011932201241

Common questions

What is Donald R. Stafford, MD's NPI number?

Donald R. Stafford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124027115, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald R. Stafford, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 27700 Northwest Fwy Ste 200, Cypress, TX, 77433. Phone: (713) 486-5750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald R. Stafford, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J8785, 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 Donald R. Stafford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald R. Stafford, MD had 750 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Donald R. Stafford, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 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.

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