NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy R. Stapleton, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Macon, GA

Timothy R. Stapleton, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Macon, Georgia, and NPI 1609836402, issued on Mar 24, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 36295, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609836402
Name
Timothy R. Stapleton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
36295 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3708 Northside Dr, Macon, GA 31210
Phone
(478) 745-4206
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2025
Fax
(478) 254-5463
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101013000738); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Mercer University School Of Medicine, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3708 Northside Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tara Adams, NP-CNurse Practitioner1184994956
  2. Tyler Alford, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1508358417
  3. Miles Allen, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1073861480
  4. Nancy Anderson, PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1710068614
  5. Melissa Andrews, PAPhysician Assistant1407098759
  6. Cameron Bardash, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1831934439

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

2,187 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 486 claims were for opioids.

  1. Timothy Stapleton2,187
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone722 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen329 claims
  3. Celecoxib197 claims
  4. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim124 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt120 claims
  6. Carisoprodol111 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): 69.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score38.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%69.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $167.39

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Timothy Stapleton$167
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Macon Orthopaedic And Hand Center, PAWarner Robins, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Timothy R. Stapleton among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia

Timothy R. Stapleton, MD is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2006, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Barnes, MDMacon, GA 312101164462107
  2. William Brooks, MDMacon, GA 312101942443692
  3. William Dasher, MDMacon, GA 312101275616369
  4. Daniel Grahl, M.D.Macon, GA 312101316274277
  5. Gary Hattaway, MDMacon, GA 312101225098015
  6. Loren Hudspeth, MDMacon, GA 312101043547979
  7. Dennis Jorgensen, MDMacon, GA 312101902092372
  8. Wayne Kelley, MDMacon, GA 312101205002748

Common questions

What is Timothy R. Stapleton, MD's NPI number?

Timothy R. Stapleton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609836402, issued on Mar 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy R. Stapleton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3708 Northside Dr, Macon, GA, 31210. Phone: (478) 745-4206. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy R. Stapleton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 36295, 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 Timothy R. Stapleton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy R. Stapleton, MD had 2,187 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Timothy R. Stapleton, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.7 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.

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