William Stephen Tankersley, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Statesboro, GA
William Stephen Tankersley, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Statesboro, Georgia, and NPI 1700850948, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 034484, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Stephen Tankersley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 034484 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16915 Highway 67 South, Statesboro, GA 30458
- Phone
- (912) 681-2500
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 681-2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 8912043 NC
380326550B GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090325000574); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Stephen Tankersley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 034484Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
566 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 316 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen182 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen103 claims
- Amoxicillin83 claims
- Meloxicam23 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl20 claims
- Methylprednisolone16 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): 92.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $159.98
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue 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.
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
- Tattnall Hospital Company LLCStatesboro, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Stephen Tankersley among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia
William Stephen Tankersley, 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
- Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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.
All 753 in Georgia → Every provider in Statesboro → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Coto, FNP-BCStatesboro, GA 304581437078185
- Kenneth Johnson, M.D.Statesboro, GA 304581790786820
- Frederick Laun, MDStatesboro, GA 304581770809170
- Jordan PaynterStatesboro, GA 304581518315191
- John Robison, MDVidalia, GA 304741477055606
- Charles Spivey, MDVidalia, GA 304741861486862
- John Spivey, MDVidalia, GA 304741659517811
- Gary Davis, MDGainesville, GA 305011659354413
Common questions
What is William Stephen Tankersley, MD's NPI number?
William Stephen Tankersley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700850948, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Stephen Tankersley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16915 Highway 67 South, Statesboro, GA, 30458. Phone: (912) 681-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Stephen Tankersley, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 034484, 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 William Stephen Tankersley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Stephen Tankersley, MD had 566 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Stephen Tankersley, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.7 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.
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.