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William J. Steptoe, MD

NPI 1518031442ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Kingsport, TN

Internal Medicine (MD) in Kingsport, Tennessee, trained at University of South Florida College of Medicine (class of 2003). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,467,756 for 18,728 claims, against $60,559 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 28 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,162 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1518031442
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedNov 20, 2006
Last updated in NPPESFeb 23, 2017

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine Primary207R00000X44859TN
Pediatrics208000000X44859TN

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (TN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients191
Services billed1,118 across 39 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$60,559

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)18,728 · 38,602 30-day fills
Patients684
Total drug cost$1,467,756
Generic share88% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine
Graduation year2003
Medicare specialtyInternal Medicine
Secondary specialtiesPediatric Medicine
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$2,162 · 155 payments from 28 companies
  • 2024$2,610 · 201 payments from 23 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$365.1343
Abbvie Inc.$255.2118
Novo Nordisk Inc$240.9418
Glaxosmithkline, LLC.$198.1515
Pfizer Inc.$190.1513

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$2,162 · 155 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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