NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen M. Waggoner, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Bartlett, TN

Stephen M. Waggoner, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Bartlett, Tennessee, and NPI 1871589283, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 25610, 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
1871589283
Name
Stephen M. Waggoner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License numbers
25610 TN
MD0000025610 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3045 Kate Bond RD, Bartlett, TN 38133
Phone
(901) 381-4664
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(901) 373-3804
Medicaid ID
1514471 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090718000004); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 1989
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 3045 Kate Bond RD

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

  1. Isaac Balmer, DPTPhysical Therapist1831087501
  2. Nora Bennett, DPTPhysical Therapist1851004105
  3. Kenneth Bishop, DPTPhysical Therapist1497379622
  4. Mariwood Blount, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1538849971
  5. Ashley Bradford, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1053432518
  6. John Coalter, MS, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1306485917

Verify Stephen M. Waggoner 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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55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

592 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Waggoner592
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam341 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone50 claims
  3. Celecoxib38 claims
  4. Diclofenac Sodium27 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl23 claims
  6. Methocarbamol23 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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Msk Group PCMemphis, TN

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

Stephen M. Waggoner among 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Tennessee

Stephen M. Waggoner, MD is one of 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 35 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 39% 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee

There are 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick Curlee, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381386631976
  2. Edward Pratt, MDGermantown, TN 381381871594952
  3. Keith Williams, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381154318947
  4. Samuel Murrell, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201053314096
  5. Francis Camillo, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191164418992
  6. Spencer Hauser, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191407122203
  7. Samuel Schroerlucke, M.D.Memphis, TN 381191902028947
  8. Marvin Leventhal, MDMemphis, TN 381171477548410

Common questions

What is Stephen M. Waggoner, MD's NPI number?

Stephen M. Waggoner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871589283, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen M. Waggoner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3045 Kate Bond RD, Bartlett, TN, 38133. Phone: (901) 381-4664. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen M. Waggoner, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 25610, 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 M. Waggoner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen M. Waggoner, MD had 592 Medicare Part D claims for 342 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen M. Waggoner, 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.