Dr. Steven M. Atchison, MD

  • Shreveport, LA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1447242276PAC ID5193622462
Medicare services, 2024
4,619
Medicare patients, 2024
911
Part D claims, 2024
119
MIPS score, 2024
89
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
1500 Line Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71101
Practice phone
Call (318) 213-3800
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Primary practice

Specialists Hospital Shreveport

Hospital · Shreveport, Louisiana

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Dr. Steven M. Atchison is an orthopedic surgeon in Shreveport, Louisiana

Dr. Atchison practices at Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Specialists Hospital Shreveport.

Dr. Atchison's NPI, 1447242276, was assigned on August 18, 2005. Dr. Atchison graduated from LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Atchison holds Louisiana license 21302.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5193622462
NPI enumeration date
August 18, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(318) 213-3800
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
61
Medical school graduation
1991

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

Dr. Steven M. Atchison practices at Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana

Dr. Atchison's primary practice is Specialists Hospital Shreveport, at 1500 Line Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71101 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 213-3800.

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Dr. Steven M. Atchison is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Atchison's primary practice is Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Specialists Hospital Shreveport. Dr. Atchison is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center. The medical group on file is Cornerstone Therapy and Balance Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Atchison to 3 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Steven M. Atchison's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Specialists Hospital ShreveportAvailable with a free account
+6 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Steven M. Atchison is one of 292 orthopedic surgeons in Louisiana

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Atchison's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Atchison is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Atchison's licenses on file in 2 states: Louisiana and Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, LouisianaPrimaryLicense DD0631 · 1991 to 2026 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Texas license1997 to 2004

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists arthritis, bursitis, fluid in a joint, hip replacement, joint pain, knee arthroscopy, knee injury and knee replacement among the conditions Dr. Atchison treats.

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Atchison

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Steven M. Atchison billed Medicare for 4,619 services in 2024

CMS data shows 4,619 Medicare services from Dr. Atchison across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 911 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $435,244 for them.

Medicare services, 20244,619
Medicare patients911
Paid by Medicare$435,244
Procedure codes23

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Imaging
2023: 1,7472024: 1,6038%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1,4602024: 1,4113%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9802024: 88110%
Surgery
2023: 7592024: 7245%

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

  • In an office4,30293%
  • In a facility3177%

Dr. Atchison compared with the Louisiana median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Atchison
  • Louisiana median
Medicare services
4,619vs 1,3323.5 times
Medicare patients
911vs 2503.6 times
Part D claims
70vs 23570% below

Medians across 292 orthopedic surgeons in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Atchison'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. Steven M. Atchison treated 911 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 911 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Atchison in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 503 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.87, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Atchison's median patient age at 71, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024911
Average age74
Average risk score0.87
Also on Medicaid2%

Dr. Atchison's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Atchison's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women56762%
  • Men34438%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol73%
  4. Diabetes27%
  5. Ischemic heart disease27%
  6. Anxiety21%
  7. Mood disorders18%
  8. Depression17%

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

Dr. Atchison's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men39%

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

Dr. Steven M. Atchison wrote 119 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Atchison wrote 119 Medicare Part D claims for 60 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 70 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $20,803 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 163 claims across 6 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024119
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$20,803
Part D patients60

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

  • Generic93 claims78%
  • Brand-name26 claims22%

Dr. Atchison'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. Atchison's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids24%28 of 119 claims
  • Antibiotics24%29 of 119 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: 1632024: 7057%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 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. Steven M. Atchison scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Atchison for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Atchison accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 266 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Atchison, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Atchison's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 87.5of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Atchison ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Knee replacement
99th percentile266 procedures
Hip replacement
93rd percentile68 procedures
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
87th percentile14 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Steven M. Atchison received $363,733 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 639 general payments to Dr. Atchison from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $339,025.

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

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

$363.7Kin total
  • Consulting fees$278,45077%
  • Travel and lodging$52,76115%
  • Food and beverage$18,8085%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$13,7154%

Companies that paid Dr. Atchison 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. Steven M. Atchison graduated from LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine

Dr. Atchison graduated from LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine in 1991.

  1. Medical schoolLSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Steven M. Atchison accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Atchison is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Elevance
  • Humana
  • +7 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Atchison accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. Medicare8
  3. HMO6
  4. POS5
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Steven M. Atchison'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Steven M. Atchison's NPI number?

Dr. Steven M. Atchison's NPI number is 1447242276. It was assigned on August 18, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Steven M. Atchison?

Dr. Steven M. Atchison is an orthopedic surgeon in Shreveport, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Steven M. Atchison practice?

Dr. Atchison practices at 1500 Line Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71101. Dr. Atchison's primary practice is Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Specialists Hospital Shreveport. Dmand AI also links Dr. Atchison to 3 hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Steven M. Atchison's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Atchison is (318) 213-3800.

What is Dr. Steven M. Atchison's medical license number?

Dr. Atchison holds Louisiana license 21302, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Steven M. Atchison been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Atchison in Louisiana (1991 to 2026) and Texas (1997 to 2004).

Which hospitals is Dr. Steven M. Atchison affiliated with?

Dr. Atchison practices at Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Atchison is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Atchison to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Steven M. Atchison part of?

Dr. Atchison is linked to Cornerstone Therapy and Balance Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Atchison to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Steven M. Atchison accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Atchison billed Medicare for 4,619 services in 2024, and Dr. Atchison accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Steven M. Atchison's MIPS score?

Dr. Atchison's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Steven M. Atchison see?

CMS counts 911 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Atchison in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Steven M. Atchison board certified?

Yes. Dr. Atchison is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. Steven M. Atchison bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Atchison's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), diagnostic imaging (73564) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).

Where did Dr. Steven M. Atchison go to medical school?

Dr. Atchison graduated from LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine in 1991.

What drugs does Dr. Steven M. Atchison prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Atchison's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Daptomycin and Dexamethasone.

Has Dr. Steven M. Atchison received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $363,733 in general payments to Dr. Atchison from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Steven M. Atchison been practicing?

Dr. Atchison graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Steven M. Atchison accept?

Dr. Atchison is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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