Stephen Joseph Furs, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Cary, NC
Stephen Joseph Furs, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Cary, North Carolina, and NPI 1316039035, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9400802, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Joseph Furs
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 9400802 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 115 Kildaire Park Dr Ste 201, Cary, NC 27518
- Phone
- (919) 816-4948
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 233-7685
- Medicaid ID
- 8934199 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100525000649); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 681 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 115 Kildaire Park Dr Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Michael Brody, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1407948110
- Nidhi Malhotra, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1700102050
- Juliana Miller, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1710945191
- Jeevan Pai, MDGastroenterology Physician1851312870
Verify Stephen Joseph Furs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9400802Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,650 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium320 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf173 claims
- Famotidine165 claims
- Omeprazole128 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl109 claims
- Clenpiq75 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): 93.8 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: $1,539.82
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLCCary, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Joseph Furs among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina
Stephen Joseph Furs, M.D. is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 681 in North Carolina → Every provider in Cary → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sonia Abichandani, M.D.Cary, NC 275181588059067
- Dina Ahmad, M.D.Cary, NC 275181831484005
- Michael Brody, M.D.Cary, NC 275181407948110
- Mohammad Esmadi, MDCary, NC 275181215211032
- Nidhi Malhotra, M.D.Cary, NC 275181700102050
- Juliana Miller, M.D.Cary, NC 275181710945191
- Jeevan Pai, MDCary, NC 275181851312870
- Douglas Pritchett, MDCary, NC 275181336177294
Common questions
What is Stephen Joseph Furs, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Joseph Furs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316039035, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Joseph Furs, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 115 Kildaire Park Dr Ste 201, Cary, NC, 27518. Phone: (919) 816-4948. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Joseph Furs, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9400802, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Joseph Furs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Joseph Furs, M.D. had 1,650 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Joseph Furs, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 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.