Stephen Lavon Gipson, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN
Stephen Lavon Gipson, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1205911518, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 0000014982, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Lavon Gipson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License numbers
- 0000014982 TN
MD14982 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6005 Park Ave, Memphis, TN 38119
- Phone
- (901) 767-9500
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (907) 767-7324
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040615001587); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Lavon Gipson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 0000014982Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
3,634 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 2,019 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl932 claims
- Methadone Hcl346 claims
- Pregabalin337 claims
- Gabapentin315 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen300 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen223 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): 0 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: $165.78
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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.
Stephen Lavon Gipson among 21 pain medicine physician records in Tennessee
Stephen Lavon Gipson, MD is one of 21 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 90% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2007 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 21 pain medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Jones, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191003998329
- Lori SmithMemphis, TN 381191336655745
- Bethany Owen, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201568660553
- Terry South, NP-CMaryville, TN 378041235404013
- William Swafford, PA-CCrossville, TN 385551194220236
- Adam Olsson, MDJohnson City, TN 376041073701173
- Gregory Ball, MDChattanooga, TN 374211609832229
- Sandra Kaplan, MDChattanooga, TN 374041205019940
Common questions
What is Stephen Lavon Gipson, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Lavon Gipson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205911518, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Lavon Gipson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6005 Park Ave, Memphis, TN, 38119. Phone: (901) 767-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Lavon Gipson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 0000014982, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Lavon Gipson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Lavon Gipson, MD had 3,634 Medicare Part D claims for 488 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Lavon Gipson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.