J Stephen Appleton, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX
J Stephen Appleton, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1588714661, issued on Jan 11, 2007. Check the license (Texas P2189, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- J Stephen Appleton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- P2189 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7777 Forest LN Ste C106, Dallas, TX 75230
- Phone
- (972) 566-5255
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2023
- Fax
- (972) 566-5236
- Medicaid IDs
- 3040438-02 TX
3040438-01 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120829000155); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7777 Forest LN Ste C106
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anna AkinsPhysician Assistant1518632157
- Payton BachmanPhysician Assistant1053177188
- Kelci Bentley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972218865
- Mailan BuiPhysician Assistant1386362911
- Alexander Greenstein, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1457746794
- Dinh Ho, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609467026
Verify J Stephen Appleton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P2189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
595 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 217 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam176 claims
- Tramadol Hcl102 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl92 claims
- Prednisone64 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium37 claims
- Mupirocin25 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $371.41
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Total Joint Orthopedics, Inc. 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.
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
- Texas Joint Institute, PLLCDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
J Stephen Appleton among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
J Stephen Appleton, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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.
All 1,514 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexander Greenstein, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301457746794
- Carl Highgenboten, MDDallas, TX 752301255321717
- Shelton Hopkins, MDDallas, TX 752301285624304
- Jerold Lancourt, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301922059922
- Brian Nwannunu, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301700271194
- Anupam Pradhan, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301740402957
- Charles Rutherford, M.D.Dallas, TX 752301285625327
- Samuel Stephenson, MDDallas, TX 752301578058665
Common questions
What is J Stephen Appleton, M.D.'s NPI number?
J Stephen Appleton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588714661, issued on Jan 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is J Stephen Appleton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7777 Forest LN Ste C106, Dallas, TX, 75230. Phone: (972) 566-5255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify J Stephen Appleton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P2189, 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 J Stephen Appleton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, J Stephen Appleton, M.D. had 595 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.