Stephen F. Lex, MD
Plastic Surgery Physician · Flagstaff, AZ
Stephen F. Lex, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Flagstaff, Arizona, and NPI 1215930599, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 17751, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen F. Lex
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 17751 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1020 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
- Phone
- (928) 774-2300
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (928) 214-2150
- Medicaid IDs
- P282559 AZ
282559 AZ - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070806000552); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1020 N San Francisco St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen F. Lex in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 17751Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin44 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine42 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $257.56
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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
- Plastic Surgeons OF Northern Arizona P L L CFlagstaff, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen F. Lex among 128 plastic surgery physician records in Arizona
Stephen F. Lex, MD is one of 128 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 52 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 128 plastic surgery physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Elizabeth Lee, MDTucson, AZ 857411770845893
- Sven Sandeen, MDTucson, AZ 857411770690463
- Joseph Carey, MDTucson, AZ 857241487898391
- Philip Fleishman, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857191346559135
- Patricia Mars, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857181417072539
Common questions
What is Stephen F. Lex, MD's NPI number?
Stephen F. Lex, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215930599, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen F. Lex, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1020 N San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001. Phone: (928) 774-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen F. Lex, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 17751, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen F. Lex, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen F. Lex, MD had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.