NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald E. Stephens, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Silver City, NM

Donald E. Stephens, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Silver City, New Mexico, and NPI 1205891215, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD2022-1340, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico 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
1205891215
Name
Donald E. Stephens
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
MD2022-1340 NM
54351 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2600 N Silver St, Silver City, NM 88061
Phone
(575) 388-1889
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2006
Record last updated
May 6, 2025
Fax
(575) 388-9952
Medicaid IDs
7100005620 KY
200454180 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221215001118); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2000
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 2600 N Silver St

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

  1. Denise Galaz, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1013646181
  2. Candace Laramore, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1396463089
  3. Johnny Reed, PACPhysician Assistant1760449698
  4. Anna Rogers, MDFamily Medicine Physician1083049357

Verify Donald E. Stephens in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
    Search for license MD2022-1340
    Check the board
  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
Open the New Mexico license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,408 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Donald Stephens1,408
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium69 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium64 claims
  3. Lisinopril59 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium58 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl43 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa39 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Victor A. Nwachuku, M.D., PCSilver City, NM

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

Donald E. Stephens among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico

Donald E. Stephens, M.D. is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Silver City

They are 12 of the 640 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver City, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roberto Aguero Blau, MDSilver City, NM 880611538555461
  2. Pedro Armendariz, M.D.Silver City, NM 880611851773279
  3. Ruth Bennett, DOSilver City, NM 880611205802956
  4. Pratiksha Bhaleeya, MDSilver City, NM 880611700079787
  5. Mona Cabrera, M.D.Silver City, NM 880611770809907
  6. Linda Gosselin Chase, MDSilver City, NM 880611285666735
  7. Gregory Koury, MDSilver City, NM 880611740389618
  8. Cynthia Moreno, CNPSilver City, NM 880611215209481

Common questions

What is Donald E. Stephens, M.D.'s NPI number?

Donald E. Stephens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205891215, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald E. Stephens, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2600 N Silver St, Silver City, NM, 88061. Phone: (575) 388-1889. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald E. Stephens, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2022-1340, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Donald E. Stephens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald E. Stephens, M.D. had 1,408 Medicare Part D claims for 178 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.