Stephen W. Dinger, D.O.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Schertz, TX
Stephen W. Dinger, D.O. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Schertz, Texas, and NPI 1740227107, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Texas M1636, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen W. Dinger
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- M1636 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17766 Verde Pkwy Ste 260, Schertz, TX 78154
- Phone
- (210) 495-7246
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051130000822); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen W. Dinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M1636Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
1,364 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 788 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl196 claims
- Gabapentin150 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine141 claims
- Pregabalin103 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen92 claims
- Tramadol Hcl Er73 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): 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,211.96
65 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nevro Corp. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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
- Stephen Dinger DO PLLCBoerne, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen W. Dinger among 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas
Stephen W. Dinger, D.O. is one of 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Texas. 55% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 512 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 208100000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,099 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Texas.
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The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bruce Kinzy, M.D.Bulverde, TX 781631780686840
- Justin Black, D.O.New Braunfels, TX 781301982903290
- William Culver, M.D.New Braunfels, TX 781301942344700
- Nathan Herrera-Keselring, PTANew Braunfels, TX 781301760052153
- Maria Lomba, MDNew Braunfels, TX 781301841395142
- Agustin Sanchez, MDNew Braunfels, TX 781301699825505
- Norman Whisenant, D.O.New Braunfels, TX 781301841371424
- Xin Zhang, M.D.New Braunfels, TX 781301700992732
Common questions
What is Stephen W. Dinger, D.O.'s NPI number?
Stephen W. Dinger, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740227107, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen W. Dinger, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17766 Verde Pkwy Ste 260, Schertz, TX, 78154. Phone: (210) 495-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen W. Dinger, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M1636, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen W. Dinger, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen W. Dinger, D.O. had 1,364 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen W. Dinger, D.O.'s MIPS final 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), 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.