Dr. Eric C. Stiefel, MD

Dr. Stiefel practices at VOA Ambulatory Surgery Center in Valdosta, Georgia.

Dr. Stiefel's NPI, 1023219672, was assigned on May 30, 2007. Dr. Stiefel graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2007. Dr. Stiefel holds Georgia license 69970.

Dr. Stiefel's primary practice is VOA Ambulatory Surgery Center, at 3527-B North Valdosta Road, Valdosta, GA 31602. The practice phone is (229) 253-9336.

Dr. Stiefel's primary practice is VOA Ambulatory Surgery Center in Valdosta, Georgia. Dr. Stiefel is also affiliated with SGMC Health Main. The medical group on file is Select Rehabilitation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Stiefel to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Stiefel practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation and hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Stiefel treats.

CMS data shows 11,756 Medicare services from Dr. Stiefel across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 370 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $94,950 for them.

CMS counts 370 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Stiefel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 168 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Stiefel's median patient age at 66, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Stiefel wrote 596 Medicare Part D claims for 256 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 529 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,796 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 392 claims across 11 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Stiefel for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Stiefel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 21 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Stiefel, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Stiefel, published from 2014 to 2021. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Stiefel has published most often in Arthrosc Tech. Dr. Stiefel's most frequent co-authors are Louis F. McIntyre, MD, Felix Henry Savoie, MD and Anikar Chhabra, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 40 general payments to Dr. Stiefel from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $6,989.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Stiefel, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Stiefel graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2007.

Dr. Stiefel is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.