NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Robert Southworth, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Tupelo, MS

Stephen Robert Southworth, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Tupelo, Mississippi, and NPI 1437120730, issued on Jan 27, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 16972, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437120730
Name
Stephen Robert Southworth
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
16972 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
499 Gloster Creek Vlg Ste G1, Tupelo, MS 38801
Phone
(662) 377-2663
Enumerated
Jan 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2023
Fax
(662) 377-6706
Medicaid ID
00123102 MS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100324000959); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Ohio, 1985
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 499 Gloster Creek Vlg Ste G1

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mary Gibson, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1205216579
  2. Dana Hutton, DOSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1609508167
  3. Amelia Kuykendall, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1891050548
  4. Eric Lewis, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1043229990
  5. Alec Plunkett, PAPhysician Assistant1033890926
  6. Katelyn Richardson, AGNP-CNurse Practitioner1003414509

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

35 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Southworth35
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone18 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): 93.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score83.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%88.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $7,499.93

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Southworth$7,500
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Orthopaedic Institute OF North Mississippi, LLCTupelo, MS

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

18 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Tupelo

They are 18 of the 2,315 NPPES records with a practice address in Tupelo, and 197 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Mississippi

  1. Jeff Almand, MDJackson, MS1548217904
  2. Chad Altmyer, MDTupelo, MS1952494718
  3. Humberto Aparicio, MDJackson, MS1982457222
  4. Austin Atkins, MDJackson, MS1831776558
  5. Justin Badon, MDHattiesburg, MS1831686328
  6. Donald Baker, M.D.Jackson, MS1457513202
  7. Jennifer Barr, MDJackson, MS1356545677
  8. Austin Barrett, M.D.Jackson, MS1770781338
  9. Gene Barrett, MDJackson, MS1386632552
  10. Mark Barron, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS1255576377

Common questions

What is Stephen Robert Southworth, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Robert Southworth, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437120730, issued on Jan 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Robert Southworth, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 499 Gloster Creek Vlg Ste G1, Tupelo, MS, 38801. Phone: (662) 377-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Robert Southworth, MD's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 16972, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen Robert Southworth, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Robert Southworth, MD had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen Robert Southworth, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.