NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen D. Burton, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · St Petersburg, FL

Stephen D. Burton, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in St Petersburg, Florida, and NPI 1902850001, issued on May 22, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME132906, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1902850001
Name
Stephen D. Burton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
ME132906 FL
30716 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5500 Dr Mlk JR St N, St Petersburg, FL 33703
Phone
(727) 525-5500
Enumerated
May 22, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(727) 821-7213
Medicaid ID
021518100 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170918003576); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1991
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5500 Dr Mlk JR St N

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

  1. Pedro Morales, MDAdult Medicine Physician1023128865

Verify Stephen D. Burton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,936 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Stephen Burton1,936
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium118 claims
  2. Gabapentin93 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate73 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
  5. Potassium Chloride54 claims
  6. Clopidogrel51 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $18.64

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 Burton$18.64
  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 3 group practices

  1. Cora Health Services IncThe Villages, FL
  2. Elyaman Medical Services PAOcala, FL
  3. Legacy Healthcare Services IncThe Villages, FL

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

Stephen D. Burton among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida

Stephen D. Burton, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% 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 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 48% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

162 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in St Petersburg

They are 162 of the 6,159 NPPES records with a practice address in St Petersburg, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anastasios Mavrakis, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337031184862989
  2. Nadarajah Nirmalan, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337031043311699
  3. Benjamin Abinales, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337021144458977
  4. Babatunde Akinsete, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337021508050618
  5. Kirti Bhargava-Patel, M.D.Saint Petersburg, FL 337041598866618
  6. Simarta Brennan-Prescod, M.D.St Petersburg, FL 337021104121920
  7. Piyush Dalal, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337041801902283
  8. Marigene Hartker, MDSt Petersburg, FL 337021134602766

Common questions

What is Stephen D. Burton, MD's NPI number?

Stephen D. Burton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902850001, issued on May 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen D. Burton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5500 Dr Mlk JR St N, St Petersburg, FL, 33703. Phone: (727) 525-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen D. Burton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME132906, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen D. Burton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen D. Burton, MD had 1,936 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen D. Burton, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.