Stephen Dyer Downs, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Pineville, LA
Stephen Dyer Downs, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pineville, Louisiana, and NPI 1750389516, issued on Jul 14, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 12683R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Dyer Downs
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 12683R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2495 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, LA 71360
- Phone
- (318) 473-0010
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 1542857 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050415000072); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2495 Shreveport Hwy
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Verify Stephen Dyer Downs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12683RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,359 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 354 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl250 claims
- Pregabalin178 claims
- Gabapentin176 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl134 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl96 claims
- Meloxicam89 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $27.65
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Dyer Downs among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Stephen Dyer Downs, M.D. is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pineville
They are 17 of the 780 NPPES records with a practice address in Pineville, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,728 in Louisiana → Every provider in Pineville → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Stephen Dyer Downs, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Dyer Downs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750389516, issued on Jul 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Dyer Downs, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2495 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, LA, 71360. Phone: (318) 473-0010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Dyer Downs, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 12683R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Dyer Downs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Dyer Downs, M.D. had 1,359 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Dyer Downs, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.