William J. Steptoe, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Kingsport, TN
William J. Steptoe, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1518031442, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 44859, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William J. Steptoe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 44859 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2204 Pavilion Dr, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Phone
- (423) 224-3900
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 224-3901
- Medicaid IDs
- 1518031442 VA
1513871 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090710000349); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William J. Steptoe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 44859Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
18,728 Medicare Part D claims for 684 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 1,264 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium758 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium723 claims
- Gabapentin541 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen528 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium511 claims
- Lisinopril488 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: $2,609.54
170 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Blue Ridge Medical Management CorporationElizabethton, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William J. Steptoe among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
William J. Steptoe, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kingsport
They are 57 of the 1,986 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingsport, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is William J. Steptoe, MD's NPI number?
William J. Steptoe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518031442, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William J. Steptoe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2204 Pavilion Dr, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 224-3900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William J. Steptoe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 44859, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William J. Steptoe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William J. Steptoe, MD had 18,728 Medicare Part D claims for 684 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.