Stephen W. Wheat, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Natchitoches, LA
Stephen W. Wheat, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and NPI 1356348619, issued on Jul 1, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 021381, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen W. Wheat
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 021381 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 138 East 5TH Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457
- Phone
- (318) 352-4477
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 352-4470
- Medicaid ID
- 1938246 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040601000772); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1991
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen W. Wheat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 021381Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,548 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate212 claims
- Gabapentin126 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium123 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium99 claims
- Montelukast Sodium98 claims
- Losartan Potassium86 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): 12.5 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cornerstone Therapy And Balance Center LLCShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen W. Wheat among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Stephen W. Wheat, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Natchitoches
They are 6 of the 556 NPPES records with a practice address in Natchitoches, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Stephen W. Wheat, MD's NPI number?
Stephen W. Wheat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356348619, issued on Jul 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen W. Wheat, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 138 East 5TH Street, Natchitoches, LA, 71457. Phone: (318) 352-4477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen W. Wheat, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 021381, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen W. Wheat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen W. Wheat, MD had 2,548 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen W. Wheat, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 12.5 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.