NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Paul Murphy, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · North Reading, MA

Stephen Paul Murphy, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in North Reading, Massachusetts, and NPI 1003845611, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 47892, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003845611
Name
Stephen Paul Murphy
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
47892 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
21 Main St, North Reading, MA 01864
Phone
(978) 664-1610
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(978) 664-1634
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050505000782); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 1978
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 21 Main St

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  5. Wayne Weinreb, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1528022621

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,023 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Murphy4,023
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium366 claims
  2. Lisinopril338 claims
  3. Simvastatin161 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate148 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium147 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate144 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: $230.65

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Murphy$230.65
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Stephen Paul Murphy among 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts

Stephen Paul Murphy, MD is one of 6,825 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2004 among the 4,103 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in North Reading

They are 4 of the 148 NPPES records with a practice address in North Reading, and 6,825 internal medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jayamala Pillai, MDNorth Reading, MA 018641952562464
  2. Daniel Powers, D.O.North Reading, MA 018641568461028
  3. Wayne Weinreb, M.D.North Reading, MA 018641528022621
  4. Michael Bertos, M.D.N Chelmsford, MA 018631043245145
  5. Louis Bresnick, M.D.N Chelmsford, MA 018631205861390
  6. Jacqueline Chu, MDNorth Chelmsford, MA 018631619359858
  7. Joshua GoldbergNorth Chelmsford, MA 018631699320432
  8. Philip Tavano, M.D.N Chelmsford, MA 018631710919238

Common questions

What is Stephen Paul Murphy, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Paul Murphy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003845611, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Paul Murphy, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21 Main St, North Reading, MA, 01864. Phone: (978) 664-1610. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Paul Murphy, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 47892, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen Paul Murphy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Paul Murphy, MD had 4,023 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.