Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher, MD

  • Greensboro, NC
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1427172246PAC ID8820184534
Medicare services, 2024
562
Medicare patients, 2024
167
Part D claims, 2024
1,216
Publications
20
Clinical trials
2
Practice address
1002 North Church Street, Suite 2, Greensboro, NC 27401
Practice phone
Call (336) 268-3880
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Primary practice

Eagle Endoscopy and Colonoscopy Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Greensboro, North Carolina

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Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher is an ophthalmologist in Greensboro, North Carolina

Dr. Stonecipher practices at Eagle Endoscopy and Colonoscopy Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Dr. Stonecipher's NPI, 1427172246, was assigned on March 19, 2007. Dr. Stonecipher graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Stonecipher holds North Carolina license 34914.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8820184534
NPI enumeration date
March 19, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(336) 268-3880
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
66
Medical school graduation
1986

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

Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher practices at Eagle Endoscopy and Colonoscopy Center in Greensboro, North Carolina

Dr. Stonecipher's primary practice is Eagle Endoscopy and Colonoscopy Center, at 1002 North Church Street, Suite 2, Greensboro, NC 27401. The practice phone is (336) 268-3880.

  • Eagle Endoscopy and Colonoscopy Center
    1002 North Church Street, Suite 2, Greensboro, NC 27401Phone(336) 268-3880

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Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Stonecipher's primary practice is Eagle Endoscopy and Colonoscopy Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Stonecipher to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Eagle Endoscopy and Colonoscopy CenterSurgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Greensboro, North CarolinaPrimary
2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account2 medical groupsNames with a free accountParent health systemName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Stonecipher practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Eagle Endoscopy and Colonoscopy CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher is one of 552 ophthalmologists in North Carolina

Ophthalmology is Dr. Stonecipher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Stonecipher is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 34914 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Stonecipher

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

Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher billed Medicare for 562 services in 2024

CMS data shows 562 Medicare services from Dr. Stonecipher across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 167 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $69,541 for them.

Medicare services, 2024562
Medicare patients167
Paid by Medicare$69,541
Procedure codes10

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 2302024: 19017%
Tests and treatments
2023: 3052024: 18739%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2222024: 18517%

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

  • In an office45681%
  • In a facility10619%

Dr. Stonecipher compared with the North Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Stonecipher
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
562vs 1,70167% below
Medicare patients
167vs 56670% below
Part D claims
1,113vs 62080% above

Medians across 580 ophthalmologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Stonecipher'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. Karl Gene Stonecipher treated 167 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 167 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Stonecipher in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 99 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 62% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Stonecipher's median patient age at 72, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024167
Average age73
Average risk score0.89

Dr. Stonecipher's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Stonecipher's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8651%
  • Men8149%

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

  1. High cholesterol74%
  2. High blood pressure62%
  3. Arthritis41%
  4. Mood disorders21%
  5. Anxiety20%
  6. Ischemic heart disease20%
  7. Depression19%
  8. Diabetes17%

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

Dr. Stonecipher's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men46%

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

Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher wrote 1,216 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Stonecipher wrote 1,216 Medicare Part D claims for 376 patients. 39% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,113 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,755,790 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 961 claims across 16 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,216
Drugs named by CMS19
Total drug cost$1.8M
Part D patients376

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

  • Generic479 claims39%
  • Brand-name737 claims61%

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

  • Opioids3%35 of 1,216 claims
  • Antibiotics2%19 of 1,216 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: 9612024: 1,11316%

Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 16 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. Karl Gene Stonecipher scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Stonecipher for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Stonecipher accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 195 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Stonecipher, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Stonecipher's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 92of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

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

Where Dr. Stonecipher ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
83rd percentile195 procedures

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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. Karl Gene Stonecipher has 20 publications on record

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Dr. Stonecipher, published from 2013 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Refraction, Ocular, Astigmatism and Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ. Dr. Stonecipher has published most often in J Cataract Refract Surg. Dr. Stonecipher's most frequent co-authors are Mitchell Alin Jackson, MD, Richard S. Davidson, MD and Kendall E. Donaldson, MD.

Papers20
Years published2013 to 2025

Dr. Stonecipher's papers by year, 2013 to 2025

Topics Dr. Stonecipher writes about most

  • Refraction, Ocular
  • Astigmatism
  • Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
  • Lasers, Excimer
  • Corneal Topography
  • Visual Acuity
  • Myopia
  • Cornea

Dr. Stonecipher's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Stonecipher

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Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher has worked on 2 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Stonecipher to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Dry Eye Syndromes, Presbyopia and Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases.

Conditions in Dr. Stonecipher's trials

  • Dry Eye Syndromes
  • Presbyopia
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases
  • Refractive Errors

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Stonecipher

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Stonecipher

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher received $961,012 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,473 general payments to Dr. Stonecipher from 46 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $262,304. It also lists 26 research payments totaling $48,725 from 2020 to 2021.

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

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

$961Kin total
  • Consulting fees$463,21550%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$210,67923%
  • Travel and lodging$74,5698%
  • Honoraria$74,0498%
  • Other$103,04911%

Companies that paid Dr. Stonecipher 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. Karl Gene Stonecipher graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Dr. Stonecipher graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1986.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Oklahoma College of Medicine

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Sources for Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher's profile data

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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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (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. Karl Gene Stonecipher's NPI number?

Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher's NPI number is 1427172246. It was assigned on March 19, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher?

Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher is an ophthalmologist in Greensboro, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher practice?

Dr. Stonecipher practices at 1002 North Church Street, Suite 2, Greensboro, NC 27401. Dr. Stonecipher's primary practice is Eagle Endoscopy and Colonoscopy Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Stonecipher to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Stonecipher is (336) 268-3880.

What is Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher's medical license number?

Dr. Stonecipher holds North Carolina license 34914.

Does Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Stonecipher billed Medicare for 562 services in 2024, and Dr. Stonecipher accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher's MIPS score?

Dr. Stonecipher's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher see?

CMS counts 167 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Stonecipher in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Stonecipher's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92136), surgery: eye (66984) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher go to medical school?

Dr. Stonecipher graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1986.

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What drugs does Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Stonecipher's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Besivance and Difluprednate.

Has Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $961,012 in general payments to Dr. Stonecipher from 46 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher been practicing?

Dr. Stonecipher graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.

Does Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher do research?

Dmand AI links 20 publications to Dr. Stonecipher, published from 2013 to 2025. Dr. Stonecipher has worked on 2 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Karl Gene Stonecipher publish with?

Dr. Stonecipher's most frequent co-authors are Mitchell Alin Jackson, MD (4 shared papers), Richard S. Davidson, MD (3 shared papers) and Kendall E. Donaldson, MD (3 shared papers).

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