Thad A. Stephens, MD
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Kansas City, MO
Thad A. Stephens, MD is an undersea and hyperbaric medicine (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1053310938, issued on Jul 21, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 102147, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thad A. Stephens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0005X
- License numbers
- 102147 MO
MD102147 MO
04-29528 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 930 Carondelet Dr Ste 200, Kansas City, MO 64114
- Phone
- (816) 943-5690
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Fax
- (816) 943-3156
- Medicaid IDs
- 100174340H KS
100174340G KS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120814000055); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 930 Carondelet Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey Althoff, MDUndersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1316946304
- Mark Swierczek, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710577259
Verify Thad A. Stephens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 102147Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average undersea and hyperbaric medicine (emergency medicine) physician in 2024
1,445 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries, against an average of 374 among the 112 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 128 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide152 claims
- Mupirocin122 claims
- Gabapentin103 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate100 claims
- Levofloxacin99 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone72 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): 77.3 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: $1,012.53
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was LifeNet Health. The 66 providers of this specialty with any payment received $444.01 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
- Prime Healthcare Kansas City - Physician Services LLCOverland Park, KS
- Prime Healthcare Physician Services - Providence IncKansas City, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thad A. Stephens among 10 undersea and hyperbaric medicine (emergency medicine) physician records in Missouri
Thad A. Stephens, MD is one of 10 undersea and hyperbaric medicine (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 80% 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, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0005X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in Missouri
There are 10 undersea and hyperbaric medicine (emergency medicine) physician records in Missouri.
All 10 in Missouri → Every provider in Kansas City → Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 undersea and hyperbaric medicine (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Althoff, MDKansas City, MO 641141316946304
- Michael Nelson, MDNorth Kansas City, MO 641161659364164
- Craig Goldstein, DOKansas City, MO 641181437158391
- Ameet Deshmukh, MDBlue Springs, MO 640141720070923
- David Dickerson, MDBlue Springs, MO 640141992707558
- Jeffrey Girkin, MDBlue Springs, MO 640141508868159
- Robert Johnston, M.D.Blue Springs, MO 640141982696928
- Steven Orr, MDSaint Joseph, MO 645061437142965
Common questions
What is Thad A. Stephens, MD's NPI number?
Thad A. Stephens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053310938, issued on Jul 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thad A. Stephens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 930 Carondelet Dr Ste 200, Kansas City, MO, 64114. Phone: (816) 943-5690. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thad A. Stephens, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 102147, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thad A. Stephens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thad A. Stephens, MD had 1,445 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries; the average among undersea and hyperbaric medicine (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 374. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thad A. Stephens, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.3 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.