Stephen Frank Wheeler, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Louisville, KY
Stephen Frank Wheeler, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1083665939, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 26215, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Frank Wheeler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 26215 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 S Jackson St, Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone
- (502) 562-6503
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (502) 562-6504
- Medicaid ID
- 64262157 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090602000044); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Frank Wheeler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 26215Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
162 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
- Lisinopril11 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $36.17
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- University OF Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Frank Wheeler among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Stephen Frank Wheeler, MD is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
344 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Louisville
They are 344 of the 21,891 NPPES records with a practice address in Louisville, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Frank Wheeler, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Frank Wheeler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083665939, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Frank Wheeler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 S Jackson St, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 562-6503. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Frank Wheeler, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 26215, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Frank Wheeler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Frank Wheeler, MD had 162 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Frank Wheeler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.