Dr. William Zachary Austin Stone, MD

Dr. Stone practices at The Center for Specialized Surgery in Fort Myers, Florida.

Dr. Stone's NPI, 1841639838, was assigned on June 23, 2013. Dr. Stone graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Stone holds Florida license ME139722.

Dr. Stone's primary practice is The Center for Specialized Surgery, at 2565 Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33901 in Lee County. The practice phone is (239) 218-0416.

Dr. Stone's primary practice is The Center for Specialized Surgery in Fort Myers, Florida. Dr. Stone is also affiliated with Lee Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Legacy Healthcare Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Stone to 2 more hospitals, 5 home health agencies, 4 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Stone practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Stone's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Stone is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Stone is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, fluid in a joint, hip replacement, joint or bone infection, joint pain and knee arthroscopy among the conditions Dr. Stone treats.

CMS data shows 7,264 Medicare services from Dr. Stone across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 925 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $536,450 for them.

CMS counts 925 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Stone in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 418 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Stone's median patient age at 68, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Stone wrote 1,274 Medicare Part D claims for 408 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,205 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,284 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,282 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Stone for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Stone accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 158 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Stone, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Stone, published from 2018 to 2020. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are alpha-Defensins, Arthritis, Infectious and Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee. Dr. Stone has published most often in Arthroplast Today. Dr. Stone's most frequent co-authors are Chancellor Folsom Gray, MD, Hari Kiran Parvataneni, MD and Andre Pierre Boezaart, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 119 general payments to Dr. Stone from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $3,510.

Dr. Stone graduated from University Of Florida College Of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Stone is a member of AOA, AAOS and AAHKS.

Dr. Stone is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.