Physician

Stephen F Kitchen, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Stephen Kitchen, MD (NPI: 1780616904) practices general surgery in the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Glynn, GA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is STEPHEN F. KITCHEN MD PC (NPI: 1891979233; TIN: 582312991) and primary practice location at 31520-4257.

Kitchen's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 370 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,592 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $419,568 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 36475 (Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance). Part D data shows 698 prescription claims across 182 beneficiaries totaling $13,066 in drug costs, led by Gabapentin (Gabapentin). 2019 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 9 records totaling $428. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. For DME billing, reported payments did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	480	2,671	$339,064
2016	461	2,067	$320,958
2017	446	2,060	$362,788
2018	479	2,023	$418,277
2019	504	1,891	$435,830
2020	426	1,915	$445,703
2021	343	1,763	$511,117
2022	342	1,637	$442,594
2023	349	1,679	$457,208
2024	370	1,592	$419,568

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	188	713	$14,300
2016	206	721	$18,587
2017	219	916	$21,022
2018	225	733	$20,097
2019	195	763	$16,888
2020	228	992	$20,737
2021	222	896	$31,872
2022	212	827	$24,814
2023	209	727	$19,431
2024	182	698	$13,066

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	12	$564
2017	N/R	52	$1,831
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	11	$788
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
36475	Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance	117	374	$769
93970	Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	299	492	$125
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	139	139	$121
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	77	94	$88
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	188	309	$64

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	236	12,355	$1,848
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	38	2,318	$1,686
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	62	1,336	$394
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	30	1,950	$323
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	25	357	$282

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	9	$428	Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Stephen F. Kitchen, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Stephen F. Kitchen, MD (NPI 1780616904), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Stephen F. Kitchen, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Stephen F. Kitchen, MD?

Stephen F. Kitchen, MD is linked to STEPHEN F. KITCHEN MD PC (billing NPI 1891979233) in the available physician profile data.

Does Stephen F. Kitchen, MD have Open Payments data?

Stephen F. Kitchen, MD has 9 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.