Stephen Christopher Wheelis, MD
Surgery Physician · Alexandria, LA
Stephen Christopher Wheelis, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Alexandria, Louisiana, and NPI 1174010318, issued on Apr 13, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana 337038, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Christopher Wheelis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 337038 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3311 Prescott RD Ste 201, Alexandria, LA 71301
- Phone
- (318) 442-6767
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2023
- Fax
- (318) 441-1359
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230816003662); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3311 Prescott RD Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Erica Bordelon, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1568992568
- Sarah Griffin, P.A.Medical Physician Assistant1396093837
- Robert York, M.D.Surgery Physician1215057740
Verify Stephen Christopher Wheelis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 337038Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
64 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,803.41
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 2 group practices
- Christus Health Central LouisianaAlexandria, LA
- Mid Louisiana Surgical SpecialistsAlexandria, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Christopher Wheelis among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
Stephen Christopher Wheelis, MD is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 surgery physician records list a practice address in Alexandria
They are 23 of the 2,390 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexandria, and 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Christopher Wheelis, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Christopher Wheelis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174010318, issued on Apr 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Christopher Wheelis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3311 Prescott RD Ste 201, Alexandria, LA, 71301. Phone: (318) 442-6767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Christopher Wheelis, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 337038, 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 Christopher Wheelis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Christopher Wheelis, MD had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.