Stephen Few Blackstock, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Gadsden, AL
Stephen Few Blackstock, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1356373583, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 19922, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Few Blackstock
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 19922 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Medical Center Dr, Gadsden, AL 35903
- Phone
- (256) 492-2663
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 492-8620
- Medicaid ID
- 051520468 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040428001642); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Few Blackstock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 19922Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
883 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 409 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen270 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate109 claims
- Tramadol Hcl85 claims
- Meloxicam65 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen54 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl49 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): 64.8 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: $249.49
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. 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 2 group practices
- Northeast Orthopedic Clinic PCFort Payne, AL
- The Orthopedic CentersRainbow City, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Few Blackstock among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama
Stephen Few Blackstock, MD is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 340 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Haller, MDGadsden, AL 359031598709479
- William Haller, MDGadsden, AL 359031437194438
- Carl Hartzog, MDGadsden, AL 359031891730818
- James Smith, MDGadsden, AL 359031053409060
- Glenn Wilson, MDGadsden, AL 359031750479754
- Connor Read, MDGadsden, AL 359011104313204
- Adam Shaw, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359011235454844
- Daniel Sparks, MDRainbow City, AL 359061730133067
Common questions
What is Stephen Few Blackstock, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Few Blackstock, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356373583, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Few Blackstock, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Medical Center Dr, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 492-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Few Blackstock, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 19922, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Few Blackstock, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Few Blackstock, MD had 883 Medicare Part D claims for 290 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Few Blackstock, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.8 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.