Stephen John Klinger, M.D., M.P.H.
Dermatology Physician · New Orleans, LA
Stephen John Klinger, M.D., M.P.H. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1356531677, issued on Aug 1, 2007. Check the license (Louisiana 200999, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen John Klinger
- Credential
- M.D., M.P.H.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 200999 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 A South Claiborne Ave., Ste. 206, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Phone
- (614) 937-0319
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1216887 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090723000510); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest dermatology physician records → All 196 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Verify Stephen John Klinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 200999Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,086 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide160 claims
- Ketoconazole127 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate109 claims
- Hydrocortisone70 claims
- Mupirocin54 claims
- Dupixent Pen52 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,674.41
112 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Klinger And Marshall Dermatology, LLCGretha, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen John Klinger among 196 dermatology physician records in Louisiana
Stephen John Klinger, M.D., M.P.H. is one of 196 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 196 dermatology physician records in Louisiana.
All 196 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erin Boh, MD PHDNew Orleans, LA 701121790797454
- Jocelyn CarnicleNew Orleans, LA 701121639757594
- Nicholas Culotta, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121134756430
- Reed Gioe, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121043847684
- Mara Haseltine, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701121336317379
- Kendall Holden, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121134879612
- Ryan Lawrence, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121972166593
- Alexandria Marrs, MDNew Orleans, LA 701121417698747
Common questions
What is Stephen John Klinger, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?
Stephen John Klinger, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356531677, issued on Aug 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen John Klinger, M.D., M.P.H. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 A South Claiborne Ave., Ste. 206, New Orleans, LA, 70112. Phone: (614) 937-0319. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen John Klinger, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 200999, 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 John Klinger, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen John Klinger, M.D., M.P.H. had 1,086 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen John Klinger, M.D., M.P.H.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.