Kenneth A. Stephenson, MD
Specialist · Lubbock, TX
Kenneth A. Stephenson, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1245234871, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (Texas J0871, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth A. Stephenson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- J0871 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 Utica Ave, Lubbock, TX 79416
- Phone
- (806) 797-4985
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2022
- Fax
- (806) 792-8588
- Medicaid ID
- 104069302 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100218000439); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 301 Utica Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kenneth A. Stephenson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license J0871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
527 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 188 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen147 claims
- Ondansetron Odt121 claims
- Gabapentin66 claims
- Cephalexin48 claims
- Meloxicam39 claims
- Tramadol Hcl29 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $89.40
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Center For Orthopedic Surgery L.L.P.Lubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth A. Stephenson among 1,716 specialist records in Texas
Kenneth A. Stephenson, MD is one of 1,716 specialist records with a practice address in Texas. 31% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1989 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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- Joseph Wilson, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794161306840947
- Mark Caffey, PT, OCSLubbock, TX 794131093706012
- Gaylon Seay, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794131285627158
- Subhash Batra, M.D.Lubbock, TX 794121003828997
- Alison Chapa, OTRLubbock, TX 794101447471206
Common questions
What is Kenneth A. Stephenson, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth A. Stephenson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245234871, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth A. Stephenson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Utica Ave, Lubbock, TX, 79416. Phone: (806) 797-4985. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth A. Stephenson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J0871, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kenneth A. Stephenson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth A. Stephenson, MD had 527 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kenneth A. Stephenson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.