Ionut Stefanescu Sturz, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hazard, KY
Ionut Stefanescu Sturz, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hazard, Kentucky, and NPI 1124023973, issued on Jun 17, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 38008, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ionut Stefanescu Sturz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 38008 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 311 Roy Campbell Drive, Hazard, KY 41701
- Phone
- (606) 487-0776
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 487-0777
- Medicaid ID
- 64067671 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040305000937); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 311 Roy Campbell Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ionut Stefanescu Sturz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 38008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,307 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 2,507 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,406 claims
- Gabapentin1,249 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen612 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er173 claims
- Pregabalin170 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl165 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): 46.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kentucky Pain Management ServicesHazard, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ionut Stefanescu Sturz among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Ionut Stefanescu Sturz, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hazard
They are 13 of the 1,111 NPPES records with a practice address in Hazard, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Ionut Stefanescu Sturz, MD's NPI number?
Ionut Stefanescu Sturz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124023973, issued on Jun 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ionut Stefanescu Sturz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 311 Roy Campbell Drive, Hazard, KY, 41701. Phone: (606) 487-0776. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ionut Stefanescu Sturz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 38008, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ionut Stefanescu Sturz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ionut Stefanescu Sturz, MD had 4,307 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ionut Stefanescu Sturz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.8 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.