Stephen Henry Ponas, M.D.
Urology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Stephen Henry Ponas, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1205832706, issued on Jun 21, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 22477, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Henry Ponas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 22477 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5133 N Central Ave Ste 206, Phoenix, AZ 85012
- Phone
- (602) 264-0608
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2022
- Fax
- (602) 234-0417
- Medicaid ID
- 167008 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040707000189); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5133 N Central Ave Ste 206
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen Henry Ponas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 22477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,557 Medicare Part D claims for 718 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl767 claims
- Finasteride353 claims
- Myrbetriq265 claims
- Gemtesa156 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er119 claims
- Levofloxacin88 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): 73.6 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: $1,300.33
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 2 group practices
- Arizona Oncology Associates PCPhoenix, AZ
- Honorhealth AmbulatoryScottsdale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Henry Ponas among 277 urology physician records in Arizona
Stephen Henry Ponas, M.D. is one of 277 urology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 192 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 277 urology physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Auriemma, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850121487601993
- Svetlana Avulova, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850121154740777
- Ali Borhan, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850121518963024
- Daniel Cooper, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850121376595934
- Daniel Jaffee, MDPhoenix, AZ 850121356346878
- Robert Lipson, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850121942202643
- Andrew Presto, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850121538134861
- Elizabeth Tourville, MDPhoenix, AZ 850121841610003
Common questions
What is Stephen Henry Ponas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Henry Ponas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205832706, issued on Jun 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Henry Ponas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5133 N Central Ave Ste 206, Phoenix, AZ, 85012. Phone: (602) 264-0608. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Henry Ponas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 22477, 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 Henry Ponas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Henry Ponas, M.D. had 2,557 Medicare Part D claims for 718 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Henry Ponas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.