Steven Gerard Achinger, MD
Nephrology Physician · Lakeland, FL
Steven Gerard Achinger, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1073514386, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME104616, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Gerard Achinger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- ME104616 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd., Lakeland, FL 33805
- Phone
- (863) 680-7190
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (866) 264-8519
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090912000025); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven Gerard Achinger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME104616Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,359 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol353 claims
- Losartan Potassium349 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate346 claims
- Furosemide293 claims
- Calcitriol268 claims
- Farxiga234 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): 76.4 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: $182.13
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Watson Clinic LLPLakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Gerard Achinger among 840 nephrology physician records in Florida
Steven Gerard Achinger, MD is one of 840 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 88% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2000 among the 664 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RN0300X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Florida
There are 840 nephrology physician records in Florida.
All 840 in Florida → Every provider in Lakeland → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Achinger, MDLakeland, FL 338051932170586
- Jose Aguayo, MDLakeland, FL 338051609972728
- Umair Ahmed, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338051275830341
- Nancy Finnigan, DOLakeland, FL 338051821270802
- Bermily Maldonado-Colon, MDLakeland, FL 338051790969749
- Mark Stampfl, MDLakeland, FL 338051609847813
- Hugo Tapia, MDLakeland, FL 338051912003021
- Ricardo Vilches, MDLakeland, FL 338051699840454
Common questions
What is Steven Gerard Achinger, MD's NPI number?
Steven Gerard Achinger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073514386, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Gerard Achinger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd., Lakeland, FL, 33805. Phone: (863) 680-7190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Gerard Achinger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME104616, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven Gerard Achinger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Gerard Achinger, MD had 3,359 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Gerard Achinger, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.4 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.