Stephen Richard Tolhurst, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Flower Mound, TX
Stephen Richard Tolhurst, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Flower Mound, Texas, and NPI 1023234655, issued on Apr 18, 2007. Check the license (Texas P3676, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Richard Tolhurst
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- P3676 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4401 Long Prairie RD Ste 500, Flower Mound, TX 75028
- Phone
- (972) 956-8181
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120830000339); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Richard Tolhurst in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P3676Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
1,214 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 435 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin255 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen238 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl191 claims
- Meloxicam107 claims
- Tramadol Hcl104 claims
- Methylprednisolone92 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): 91.5 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: $202,852.01
49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Curiteva, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Arlington Neurosurgeons, PLLCPlano, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Richard Tolhurst among 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas
Stephen Richard Tolhurst, M.D. is one of 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Texas
There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.
All 225 in Texas → Every provider in Flower Mound → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John McElroy, M.D.Flower Mound, TX 750281154619971
- Kendall Carll, M.D.Plano, TX 750251063596997
- Lauren Bockhorn, MDRockwall, TX 750321902369366
- Kevin Ju, M.D.Rockwall, TX 750321205157443
- Donald Mackenzie, M.D.Plano, TX 750241114926276
- Mark Valente, D.O.Plano, TX 750241194930453
- Anton Zaryanov, DORockwall, TX 750321013285758
- Mohammed Khaleel, MDFrisco, TX 750331356541296
Common questions
What is Stephen Richard Tolhurst, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Richard Tolhurst, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023234655, issued on Apr 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Richard Tolhurst, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4401 Long Prairie RD Ste 500, Flower Mound, TX, 75028. Phone: (972) 956-8181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Richard Tolhurst, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P3676, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Richard Tolhurst, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Richard Tolhurst, M.D. had 1,214 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Richard Tolhurst, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.5 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.