NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Ruan Stephens, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Chapel Hill, NC

John Ruan Stephens, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1477566149, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 200100474, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina 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
1477566149
Name
John Ruan Stephens
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
200100474 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone
(984) 974-1931
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(984) 974-2216
Medicaid ID
89129R9 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101222000905); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1997
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 101 Manning Drive

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

  1. Samuel Belgique, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1427750470
  2. Emily ChenGeneral Practice Dentistry1760064646
  3. Pinyu Chen, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437951027
  4. Stephanie Davis, MDPediatric Pulmonology Physician1790873735
  5. Jeremy InterranteAnesthesiology Physician1346860756
  6. Jacob Johnson, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1497198634

Verify John Ruan Stephens in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. John Stephens14
  2. Specialty average521

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. University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

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

John Ruan Stephens among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina

John Ruan Stephens, M.D. is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mukhtar Adem, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991457445769
  2. Beth Brubaker, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991992814891
  3. Jamison Chang, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991851316111
  4. Michael Craig, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991720209992
  5. John Downs, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991528131356
  6. David Hemsey, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991801812995
  7. Escher Howard-Williams, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991871718478
  8. Christina Kahl, M.D., PH.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991770704710

Common questions

What is John Ruan Stephens, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Ruan Stephens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477566149, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Ruan Stephens, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (984) 974-1931. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Ruan Stephens, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200100474, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Ruan Stephens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Ruan Stephens, M.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.