Stephen Eric Hayes, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Spruce Pine, NC
Stephen Eric Hayes, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, and NPI 1689171886, issued on Apr 12, 2018. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-02641, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Eric Hayes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2021-02641 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 189 Hospital Dr, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
- Phone
- (828) 766-3555
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211027002260); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Eric Hayes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2021-02641Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,723 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 601 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium335 claims
- Lisinopril318 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium285 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate284 claims
- Omeprazole251 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium242 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): 96.6 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 2 group practices
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
- Hopscotch Primary Care PLLCSpruce Pine, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Eric Hayes among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Stephen Eric Hayes, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Spruce Pine
They are 9 of the 132 NPPES records with a practice address in Spruce Pine, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Allen, DO, FAAFPSpruce Pine, NC 287771932550381
- Dorothy Bobbe, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771629086368
- Brie Folkner, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771326272824
- Steven Hill, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771609860055
- Albert Kuhne, MDSpruce Pine, NC 287771063448637
- Susan Snider, M.D.Spruce Pine, NC 287771801870753
- M. Merikaton Stella, M.D.Spruce Pine, NC 287771538141866
- Dwight Willett, M.D.Spruce Pine, NC 287771598994956
Common questions
What is Stephen Eric Hayes, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Eric Hayes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689171886, issued on Apr 12, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Eric Hayes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 189 Hospital Dr, Spruce Pine, NC, 28777. Phone: (828) 766-3555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Eric Hayes, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-02641, 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 Eric Hayes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Eric Hayes, MD had 8,723 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Eric Hayes, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.6 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.