Walter David Stephens, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Lufkin, TX
Walter David Stephens, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lufkin, Texas, and NPI 1134755051, issued on Mar 23, 2020. Check the license (Texas U6585, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter David Stephens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- U6585 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 206 Gene Samford Dr, Lufkin, TX 75904
- Phone
- (936) 634-3396
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231128003891); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 206 Gene Samford Dr
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Verify Walter David Stephens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U6585Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
664 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin42 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Losartan Potassium23 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
- Gabapentin20 claims
- Lisinopril18 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: $13.33
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Catalyst Physician Group - Etx PLLCLufkin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Walter David Stephens among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Walter David Stephens, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lufkin
They are 32 of the 964 NPPES records with a practice address in Lufkin, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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- Andrew FercowiczLufkin, TX 759041245281971
- Michael Iversen, MDLufkin, TX 759041760494074
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Common questions
What is Walter David Stephens, MD's NPI number?
Walter David Stephens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134755051, issued on Mar 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter David Stephens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 206 Gene Samford Dr, Lufkin, TX, 75904. Phone: (936) 634-3396. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter David Stephens, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U6585, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter David Stephens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter David Stephens, MD had 664 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.