Stephen E. Dexter, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Kingsport, TN
Stephen E. Dexter, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1740461011, issued on Nov 15, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 45849, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen E. Dexter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 45849 TN
0101245845 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Brookside Dr, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Phone
- (423) 857-5905
- Enumerated
- Nov 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 857-5904
- Medicaid IDs
- 1517987 TN
JESSE1964 KY
1740461011 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100512000043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen E. Dexter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 45849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
552 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 51 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium36 claims
- Eliquis23 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate17 claims
- Azithromycin16 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: $17.68
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.
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
- Southeastern Physician Services PCUnion City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen E. Dexter among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Stephen E. Dexter, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
57 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kingsport
They are 57 of the 1,986 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingsport, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Stephen E. Dexter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen E. Dexter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740461011, issued on Nov 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen E. Dexter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Brookside Dr, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 857-5905. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen E. Dexter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 45849, 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 E. Dexter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen E. Dexter, M.D. had 552 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.