Stephen John Free, PAC MPAS
Physician Assistant · Wilmington, NC
Stephen John Free, PAC MPAS is a physician assistant with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1225091796, issued on Apr 7, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 1021210, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen John Free
- Credential
- PAC MPAS
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 1021210 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2716 Ashton Dr, Wilmington, NC 28412
- Phone
- (910) 332-3800
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 251-0421
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101005000200); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen John Free in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1021210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
636 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam156 claims
- Gabapentin130 claims
- Methocarbamol80 claims
- Tramadol Hcl74 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl42 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 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): 88.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergeortho PAWilmington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen John Free among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Stephen John Free, PAC MPAS is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
369 physician assistant records list a practice address in Wilmington
They are 369 of the 6,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilmington, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Stephen John Free, PAC MPAS's NPI number?
Stephen John Free, PAC MPAS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225091796, issued on Apr 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen John Free, PAC MPAS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2716 Ashton Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28412. Phone: (910) 332-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen John Free, PAC MPAS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1021210, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen John Free, PAC MPAS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen John Free, PAC MPAS had 636 Medicare Part D claims for 307 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen John Free, PAC MPAS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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.