NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Dodson, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Melbourne, FL

Stephen Dodson, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Melbourne, Florida, and NPI 1215324512, issued on Apr 24, 2015. Check the license (Florida ME135483, 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
1215324512
Name
Stephen Dodson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
ME135483 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1350 Hickory St, Melbourne, FL 32901
Phone
(321) 434-1771
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 8, 2023
Fax
(321) 434-1775
Medicaid ID
025066300 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180712003482); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2015
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 1350 Hickory St

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

  1. Ryan Abbott, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1588082721
  2. Almatmed Abdelsalam, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1396157657
  3. Abigail Adair-Dimmick, MDPediatrics Physician1508363284
  4. Karen Afre Divine, CAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1417325440
  5. Gerard Agbulos, MDHospitalist Physician1700191053
  6. Jaymie Agsalud, MDHospitalist Physician1518925742

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64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

854 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Dodson854
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate51 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium38 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate35 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
  5. Eliquis26 claims
  6. Prednisone26 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): 85.4 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 score81.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%78.0
  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: $17.38

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Dodson$17.38
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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

  1. Health First Medical Group, LLCMelbourne, FL

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

Stephen Dodson among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida

Stephen Dodson, M.D. is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

85 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Melbourne

They are 85 of the 4,629 NPPES records with a practice address in Melbourne, and 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jaymie Agsalud, MDMelbourne, FL 329011518925742
  2. Amarin Alexander, MDMelbourne, FL 329011215926373
  3. Lloyd Bennett, MDMelbourne, FL 329011144282153
  4. Syed Bhat, M.D.Melbourne, FL 329011124063185
  5. Sean Claeys, D.O.Melbourne, FL 329011639105257
  6. Anita Dhople, MDMelbourne, FL 329011881788644
  7. Olga Emgushov, MD,MPHMelbourne, FL 329011003841222
  8. Jabr Hadid, M.D.Melbourne, FL 329011649483496

Common questions

What is Stephen Dodson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen Dodson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215324512, issued on Apr 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Dodson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1350 Hickory St, Melbourne, FL, 32901. Phone: (321) 434-1771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Dodson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME135483, 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 Dodson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Dodson, M.D. had 854 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen Dodson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 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.

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