Stephen N. Tafor, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Macon, GA
Stephen N. Tafor, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Macon, Georgia, and NPI 1700844321, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 57329, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen N. Tafor
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 57329 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Preston CT, Macon, GA 31210
- Phone
- (478) 745-2385
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- Fax
- (478) 745-1225
- Medicaid IDs
- 781749283E GA
781749283D GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061117000346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Morehouse School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 Preston CT
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lindsay Cook, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124751250
- Sandeep Datta, MDInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1477546166
- Chrissy FarleyFamily Nurse Practitioner1740828342
- Nikki Govner, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1730666025
- Torre Massey, NPNurse Practitioner1144570847
- Lauren Warren, NPRegistered Nurse1730609694
Verify Stephen N. Tafor in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 57329Check 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 interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
4,407 Medicare Part D claims for 718 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 3,873 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen2,370 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen639 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl323 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er151 claims
- Gabapentin121 claims
- Belbuca67 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): 0 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: $3,929.19
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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 one group practice
- The Hemlock Pain Center, LLC.Macon, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen N. Tafor among 142 interventional pain medicine physician records in Georgia
Stephen N. Tafor, MD is one of 142 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Georgia
There are 142 interventional pain medicine physician records in Georgia.
All 142 in Georgia → Every provider in Macon → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dwayne Clay, M.D.Macon, GA 312101003829433
- Sandeep Datta, MDMacon, GA 312101477546166
- Jeremy Prine, M.D.Macon, GA 312101508000332
- Margaret Boltja, M.D.Macon, GA 312041184671133
- Grace Duque-Dizon, M.D.Macon, GA 312041306823034
- Carlos Giron, M.D.Macon, GA 312041053392068
- Hollie Holloway, FNP-CMacon, GA 312041194092817
- William Smisson, MDMacon, GA 312011992138366
Common questions
What is Stephen N. Tafor, MD's NPI number?
Stephen N. Tafor, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700844321, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen N. Tafor, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Preston CT, Macon, GA, 31210. Phone: (478) 745-2385. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen N. Tafor, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 57329, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen N. Tafor, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen N. Tafor, MD had 4,407 Medicare Part D claims for 718 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen N. Tafor, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.