Steven Neal Efird, MD
Specialist · Blue Ridge, GA
Steven Neal Efird, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Blue Ridge, Georgia, and NPI 1255444550, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 035408, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Neal Efird
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 035408 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2855 Old Highway 5 Ste 108, Blue Ridge, GA 30513
- Phone
- (706) 632-4217
- Enumerated
- Aug 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040728000865); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Morehouse School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2855 Old Highway 5 Ste 108
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven Neal Efird in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 035408Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 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): 86.8 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: $33.24
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lexington Medical, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Hidden Valley Medical Center IncBlue Ridge, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Neal Efird among 845 specialist records in Georgia
Steven Neal Efird, MD is one of 845 specialist records with a practice address in Georgia. 34% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 34% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1989 among the 175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 81% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Georgia
There are 845 specialist records in Georgia.
All 845 in Georgia → Every provider in Blue Ridge → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kenneth Stallings, L..O.Blue Ridge, GA 305131205900909
- Jack Pennington, M.D.Blairsville, GA 305121871676627
- Perry Scallan, M.D.F.A.C.PBlairsville, GA 305121720130156
- Maria Alvarado, PHDGainesville, GA 305061487727343
- Elizabeth Cummings, PTClarkesville, GA 305231538235122
- Leonard Fishman, MDClarkesville, GA 305231619299799
- William Callahan, MDGainesville, GA 305011356344535
- Christopher DavisGainesville, GA 305011609738277
Common questions
What is Steven Neal Efird, MD's NPI number?
Steven Neal Efird, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255444550, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Neal Efird, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2855 Old Highway 5 Ste 108, Blue Ridge, GA, 30513. Phone: (706) 632-4217. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Neal Efird, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 035408, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Steven Neal Efird, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Neal Efird, MD had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Neal Efird, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.8 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.