Steven Schaeffer Spires, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Athens, GA
Steven Schaeffer Spires, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1043453632, issued on Apr 12, 2009. Check the license on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Schaeffer Spires
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 48091 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1270 Prince Ave Ste 301, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (770) 670-7245
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2023
- Fax
- (706) 612-1314
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231002001211); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 351 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1270 Prince Ave Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Havyn FroehlichFamily Nurse Practitioner1194682773
- Roger Lovell, MDInfectious Disease Physician1073538682
- Jennifer Madeo, DOInfectious Disease Physician1750678488
- Aungela Wright, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1790406502
Verify Steven Schaeffer Spires in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
888 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate65 claims
- Daptomycin54 claims
- Azithromycin49 claims
- Cephalexin48 claims
- Ceftriaxone45 claims
- Fluconazole40 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: $1,104.77
51 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Infectious Disease Consultants PCSuwanee, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Schaeffer Spires among 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia
Steven Schaeffer Spires, M.D. is one of 351 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 62% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Georgia
There are 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia.
All 351 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roger Lovell, MDAthens, GA 306061073538682
- Jennifer Madeo, DOAthens, GA 306061750678488
- Mark Visitacion, MDAthens, GA 306061912194960
- Katelyn Boykin, DOBraselton, GA 305171215566864
- Adam Bressler, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011154371870
- Joong Yong Kwon, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011942422886
- Supriya Mannepalli, M.D.,Gainesville, GA 305011609996529
- Addison Parris, MDGainesville, GA 305011720035421
Common questions
What is Steven Schaeffer Spires, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven Schaeffer Spires, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043453632, issued on Apr 12, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Schaeffer Spires, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1270 Prince Ave Ste 301, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (770) 670-7245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Schaeffer Spires, M.D.'s license?
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 Steven Schaeffer Spires, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Schaeffer Spires, M.D. had 888 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.