Dr. Stephen J. Seffense, MD

  • Fort Smith, AR
  • General surgeon
NPI1336158005PAC ID7214825785
Medicare services, 2024
901
Medicare patients, 2024
460
Part D claims, 2024
174
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$2,486
Practice address
7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903
Practice phone
Call (479) 314-6000
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Primary practice

Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

Hospital · Fort Smith, Arkansas

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Dr. Stephen J. Seffense is a general surgeon in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dr. Seffense practices at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith in Fort Smith, Arkansas, part of Mercy.

Dr. Seffense's NPI, 1336158005, was assigned on August 5, 2006. Dr. Seffense graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Seffense holds Arkansas license E-0613.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7214825785
NPI enumeration date
August 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(479) 314-6000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
62
Medical school graduation
1990

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Stephen J. Seffense practices at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dr. Seffense's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, at 7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903 in Sebastian County. The practice phone is (479) 314-6000.

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Dr. Stephen J. Seffense is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Seffense's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Fort Smith in Fort Smith, Arkansas, part of Mercy. Dr. Seffense is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital Waldron. The medical group on file is Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities. Dmand AI also links Dr. Seffense to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Stephen J. Seffense's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Seffense practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Stephen J. Seffense is one of 238 general surgeons in Arkansas

Surgery is Dr. Seffense's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Seffense is licensed in Arkansas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, ArkansasPrimaryLicense E-0613 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Seffense

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Dr. Stephen J. Seffense billed Medicare for 901 services in 2024

CMS data shows 901 Medicare services from Dr. Seffense across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 460 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $76,027 for them.

Medicare services, 2024901
Medicare patients460
Paid by Medicare$76,027
Procedure codes12

Dr. Seffense's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5602024: 65216%
Surgery
2023: 1172024: 1152%
Imaging
2023: 682024: 8829%
Other services
2023: 02024: 46

Where Dr. Seffense's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office69877%
  • In a facility20323%

Dr. Seffense compared with the Arkansas median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Seffense
  • Arkansas median
Medicare services
901vs 2473.6 times
Medicare patients
460vs 1802.6 times
Part D claims
131vs 7770% above

Medians across 246 general surgeons in Arkansas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Seffense's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Stephen J. Seffense treated 460 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 460 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Seffense in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 213 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 75% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Seffense's median patient age at 71, with 99% women.

Medicare patients, 2024460
Average age74
Average risk score1.30
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Seffense's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Chronic conditions among Dr. Seffense's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Cancer75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Arthritis51%
  5. Osteoporosis40%
  6. Mood disorders34%
  7. Chronic kidney disease32%
  8. Depression30%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Seffense's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women99%
  • Men1%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Stephen J. Seffense wrote 174 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Seffense wrote 174 Medicare Part D claims for 115 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 131 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,231 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 103 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024174
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$1,231
Part D patients115

Dr. Seffense's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic171 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims2%

Dr. Seffense's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Seffense's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids59%103 of 174 claims
  • Antibiotics20%34 of 174 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1032024: 13127%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Stephen J. Seffense ranks in the 96th percentile for mastectomy in Medicare

Dr. Seffense accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 60 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Seffense, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Seffense ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Mastectomy
96th percentile60 procedures

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Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Stephen J. Seffense received $2,486 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Seffense from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $628.

General payments to Dr. Seffense by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Seffense by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,84874%
  • Travel and lodging$63826%

Companies that paid Dr. Seffense the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Stephen J. Seffense graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine

Dr. Seffense graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 1990.

  1. Medical schoolTexas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Stephen J. Seffense's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Stephen J. Seffense's NPI number?

Dr. Stephen J. Seffense's NPI number is 1336158005. It was assigned on August 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Stephen J. Seffense?

Dr. Stephen J. Seffense is a general surgeon in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Stephen J. Seffense practice?

Dr. Seffense practices at 7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903. Dr. Seffense's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Fort Smith in Fort Smith, Arkansas, part of Mercy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Seffense to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Stephen J. Seffense's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Seffense is (479) 314-6000.

What is Dr. Stephen J. Seffense's medical license number?

Dr. Seffense holds Arkansas license E-0613.

Which hospitals is Dr. Stephen J. Seffense affiliated with?

Dr. Seffense practices at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Dr. Seffense is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital Waldron.

What medical group is Dr. Stephen J. Seffense part of?

Dr. Seffense is linked to Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities. Dmand AI links Dr. Seffense to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Stephen J. Seffense accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Seffense billed Medicare for 901 services in 2024, and Dr. Seffense accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stephen J. Seffense see?

CMS counts 460 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Seffense in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Stephen J. Seffense bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Seffense's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), diagnostic imaging (76098) and office visit, established patient (99214).

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Where did Dr. Stephen J. Seffense go to medical school?

Dr. Seffense graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 1990.

What drugs does Dr. Stephen J. Seffense prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Seffense's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Naloxone HCl and Clindamycin HCl.

Has Dr. Stephen J. Seffense received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,486 in general payments to Dr. Seffense from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Stephen J. Seffense been practicing?

Dr. Seffense graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.

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