NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen P. Styer, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Hickory, NC

Stephen P. Styer, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1801857313, issued on Apr 1, 2006. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1801857313
Name
Stephen P. Styer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
Practice location
420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone
(843) 237-3378
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(843) 237-5073
Medicaid ID
891316J NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 420 N Center St

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

  1. Craig Anthony, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1538155783
  2. Shana Barkes, MA, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1083214605
  3. Austin Brandt, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1609719855
  4. Aaron Braunsteiner, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1063473577
  5. Stephen BrennanCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1811749294
  6. Jennifer Carver, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1235357302

Verify Stephen P. Styer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

239 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Styer239
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt28 claims
  3. Prednisone24 claims
  4. Cephalexin18 claims
  5. Azithromycin13 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12 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: $62.28

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Styer$62.28
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

Stephen P. Styer among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

Stephen P. Styer, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Hickory

They are 25 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aaron Braunsteiner, MDHickory, NC 286011063473577
  2. Joshua Cochrane, MDHickory, NC 286011871555151
  3. Jason Coffey, MDHickory, NC 286011477515633
  4. Johnny Gomes, DOHickory, NC 286011780612077
  5. Jan Koehler, MDHickory, NC 286011982665493
  6. Charles McKaraher, M.DHickory, NC 286011184672677
  7. Frank Smeeks, MDHickory, NC 286011093776510
  8. Gregory Taraska, MDHickory, NC 286011144281403

Common questions

What is Stephen P. Styer, MD's NPI number?

Stephen P. Styer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801857313, issued on Apr 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen P. Styer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 N Center St, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (843) 237-3378. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen P. Styer, MD's license?

Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen P. Styer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen P. Styer, MD had 239 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.