Nakita Laura Stephens, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Merriam, KS
Nakita Laura Stephens, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Merriam, Kansas, and NPI 1861772097, issued on Aug 19, 2011. Check the license (Kansas 04-42544, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nakita Laura Stephens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 04-42544 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7450 Kessler St Ste 205, Merriam, KS 66204
- Phone
- (913) 632-9810
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (913) 632-9828
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191104001545); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7450 Kessler St Ste 205
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nakita Laura Stephens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-42544Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
3,310 Medicare Part D claims for 616 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Donepezil Hcl499 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa246 claims
- Memantine Hcl234 claims
- Levetiracetam220 claims
- Gabapentin199 claims
- Primidone132 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: $2,720.10
158 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Shawnee Mission Medical Center IncMerriam, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Kansas
There are 167 neurology physician records in Kansas.
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- Sarab Alseoudi, MDNewton, KS1811956998
Common questions
What is Nakita Laura Stephens, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nakita Laura Stephens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861772097, issued on Aug 19, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nakita Laura Stephens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7450 Kessler St Ste 205, Merriam, KS, 66204. Phone: (913) 632-9810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nakita Laura Stephens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-42544, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nakita Laura Stephens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nakita Laura Stephens, M.D. had 3,310 Medicare Part D claims for 616 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.