Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Stephen Dickson, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Topeka, KS

Stephen Dickson, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Topeka, Kansas, and NPI 1720086242, issued on Jul 8, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 04-49632, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1720086242
Name
Stephen Dickson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
04-49632 KS
01058168A IN
43991 KY
4301114501 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 SW College Ave, Topeka, KS 66606
Phone
(785) 233-9643
Enumerated
Jul 8, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 600 SW College Ave

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

  1. Sindhu Avula, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811371974
  2. Angela Bachelor, A.R.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1841259207
  3. Hemant Boolani, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1952557753
  4. Lauren BuellPhysician Assistant1871395962
  5. Amber Coleman, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1396307922
  6. Raymond Dattilo, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1710946249

Verify Stephen Dickson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
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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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3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

123 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 2,088 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Stephen Dickson123
  2. Specialty average119

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel64 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate12 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 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 score87.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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: $37.75

2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc.. The 3,143 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,214.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Dickson$37.75
  2. Specialty average$8,214.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Topeka Physician Group LLCTopeka, KS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Kansas

There are 43 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kansas.

Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kansas

  1. Keith Allen, MDKansas City, KS1609804855
  2. Matthew Arneson, M.D.Wichita, KS1962462523
  3. Philip Bongiorno, MDTopeka, KS1073512422
  4. Chad Cash, DOKansas City, KS1710408414
  5. Todd Crawford, MDKansas City, KS1528301603
  6. Matthew Danter, BSC, MD, FRCSCKansas City, KS1497164727
  7. Emmanuel Daon, M.D.Kansas City, KS1770534018
  8. Baylee Ehrhart, APRNAndover, KS1104590215
  9. Zaynoun El Khoury, MDTopeka, KS1871744151
  10. Thomas Estep, MDWichita, KS1700883618

Common questions

What is Stephen Dickson, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Dickson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720086242, issued on Jul 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Dickson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 SW College Ave, Topeka, KS, 66606. Phone: (785) 233-9643. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Dickson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-49632, 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 Stephen Dickson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Dickson, MD had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 119. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen Dickson, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.