Kelly W. Stephenson, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Galveston, TX
Kelly W. Stephenson, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1164501797, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (Texas L5141, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelly W. Stephenson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- L5141 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-2222
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 152923201 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100325000226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kelly W. Stephenson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L5141Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
228 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam112 claims
- Tramadol Hcl30 claims
- Gabapentin24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 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: $1,032.42
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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
- Omkar Dave MD PLLCPearland, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelly W. Stephenson among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas
Kelly W. Stephenson, 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
27 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Galveston
They are 27 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Kelly W. Stephenson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kelly W. Stephenson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164501797, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelly W. Stephenson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-2222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelly W. Stephenson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L5141, 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 Kelly W. Stephenson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelly W. Stephenson, M.D. had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 143 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.