Stephen Thomas Zeigler, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Valdosta, GA
Stephen Thomas Zeigler, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Valdosta, Georgia, and NPI 1649270554, issued on Jul 21, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 035174, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Thomas Zeigler
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 035174 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2409 N Patterson St Ste 200, Valdosta, GA 31602
- Phone
- (229) 333-1711
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (229) 333-1719
- Medicaid ID
- 00763265E GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100129000388); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2409 N Patterson St Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lauren Castillo, FNPNurse Practitioner1114512050
- James Davis, MDSurgery Physician1033354741
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- Angela Jones, LPCProfessional Counselor1144572736
- Alec Seaton, MDSurgery Physician1114554730
Verify Stephen Thomas Zeigler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 035174Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
264 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 191 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen170 claims
- Sodium Chloride13 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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): 90.5 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: $99.27
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sanara MedTech Inc. 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 one group practice
- Sgmc Physician Network IncValdosta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Thomas Zeigler among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia
Stephen Thomas Zeigler, M.D. is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 52% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 991 in Georgia → Every provider in Valdosta → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Barry Braun, M.D.Valdosta, GA 316021285763383
- John Buchanan, MDValdosta, GA 316021063093078
- James Davis, MDValdosta, GA 316021033354741
- Dallas Miller, M.D.Valdosta, GA 316021184697815
- William Miller, M.D.Valdosta, GA 316021326011057
- David Parker, M.D.Valdosta, GA 316021306819040
- George Pennington, M.D.,PH.D.Valdosta, GA 316021669471926
- David Retterbush, M.D.Valdosta, GA 316021396910337
Common questions
What is Stephen Thomas Zeigler, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Thomas Zeigler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649270554, issued on Jul 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Thomas Zeigler, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2409 N Patterson St Ste 200, Valdosta, GA, 31602. Phone: (229) 333-1711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Thomas Zeigler, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 035174, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Thomas Zeigler, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Thomas Zeigler, M.D. had 264 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Thomas Zeigler, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.5 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.