NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Hunter Bills, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Tullahoma, TN

Stephen Hunter Bills, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and NPI 1780797464, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 14477, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780797464
Name
Stephen Hunter Bills
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
14477 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1805 N Jackson St, Tullahoma, TN 37388
Phone
(931) 455-7767
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 30, 2025
Fax
(931) 455-8636
Medicaid ID
3197480 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050826000892); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1979
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 1805 N Jackson St

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

  1. Debbie Hix, M.ED. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1982803904
  2. Connie Leanza, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1205921152
  3. L Leone, O.T.R.Occupational Therapist1013108927
  4. Brittani MoyersFamily Nurse Practitioner1598657819
  5. Robert Nichols, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1538384375
  6. Joseph O'Connor, P.T.Physical Therapist1689872111

Verify Stephen Hunter Bills in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

21,042 Medicare Part D claims for 918 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 168 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Bills21,042
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium1,003 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium970 claims
  3. Furosemide803 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate764 claims
  5. Lisinopril578 claims
  6. Gabapentin577 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): 97.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $83.70

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Bills$83.70
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Vanderbilt Integrated Providers LLCTullahoma, TN

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

Stephen Hunter Bills among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

Stephen Hunter Bills, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tullahoma

They are 8 of the 587 NPPES records with a practice address in Tullahoma, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rimda Gupta, M.D.Tullahoma, TN 373881679566772
  2. Bill Hollins, DOTullahoma, TN 373881831296359
  3. Justin Miller, MDTullahoma, TN 373881659834166
  4. Robert Nichols, M.D.Tullahoma, TN 373881538384375
  5. Deborah Sanders, MSN CRNPTullahoma, TN 373881760577621
  6. Donald Tucker, MDTullahoma, TN 373881487695904
  7. Francisco Vallejo, MDTullahoma, TN 373881063510634
  8. Casandra Cansler, M.D.Soddy Daisy, TN 373791437153855

Common questions

What is Stephen Hunter Bills, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Hunter Bills, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780797464, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Hunter Bills, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1805 N Jackson St, Tullahoma, TN, 37388. Phone: (931) 455-7767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Hunter Bills, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 14477, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen Hunter Bills, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Hunter Bills, MD had 21,042 Medicare Part D claims for 918 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen Hunter Bills, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.

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