NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Tyler Staelin, MD

Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Nashville, TN

Stephen Tyler Staelin, MD is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1912999863, issued on Aug 17, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD41498, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1912999863
Name
Stephen Tyler Staelin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
License numbers
MD41498 TN
4301082856 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4230 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205
Phone
(615) 383-2693
Enumerated
Aug 17, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 11, 2023
Fax
(615) 292-9469
Medicaid ID
4560078 MI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060922000449); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1996
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 4230 Harding Pike

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

  1. Jonathan Allgood, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1013042910
  2. Kara Anderson, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1619321486
  3. Christopher Ashton, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1487076030
  4. Ashok Babu, M.D.Surgery Physician1316142573
  5. Mitzi Baker, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1376897785
  6. Jeanne Ballinger, M.D.Specialist1972582096

Verify Stephen Tyler Staelin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024

277 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Staelin277
  2. Specialty average188

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam152 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone38 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
  4. Cephalexin20 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: $117.11

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Acumed LLC. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Staelin$117.11
  2. Specialty average$4,725.83

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

  1. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncClarksville, TN
  2. Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PAMurfreesboro, TN

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

Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 7 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Tennessee.

Other surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Tennessee

  1. Justin Arnold, M.D.Chattanooga, TN1891919676
  2. Michael Dolan, MDJackson, TN1952426074
  3. Cauley Hayes, MDChattanooga, TN1083681514
  4. Robert Mastey, MDChattanooga, TN1689670952
  5. Keith Nord, MDJackson, TN1649624677
  6. Brian Smith, M.D.Chattanooga, TN1831182617

Common questions

What is Stephen Tyler Staelin, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Tyler Staelin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912999863, issued on Aug 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Tyler Staelin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4230 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 383-2693. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Tyler Staelin, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD41498, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen Tyler Staelin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Tyler Staelin, MD had 277 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen Tyler Staelin, MD'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.