Dr. Gary Lee Stafford, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 302
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 284
- Part D claims, 2024
- 782
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $82
- Practice address
- 1114 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37371
- Practice phone
- Call (423) 745-1411
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Gary Lee Stafford is an emergency medicine physician in Athens, Tennessee
Dr. Stafford practices at Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens, Tennessee, part of Lifepoint Health.
Dr. Stafford's NPI, 1245272400, was assigned on June 12, 2006. Dr. Stafford graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Stafford holds Tennessee license BS4671966.
- NPI
- 1245272400NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1951352178
- NPI enumeration date
- June 12, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (423) 745-1411
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gary Lee Stafford practices at Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens, Tennessee
Dr. Stafford's primary practice is Starr Regional Medical Center, at 1114 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37371 in Mc Minn County. The practice phone is (423) 745-1411.
- Starr Regional Medical Center1114 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37371 · Mc Minn CountyPhone(423) 745-1411
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Gary Lee Stafford is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Stafford's primary practice is Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens, Tennessee, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Stafford is also affiliated with Covenant Health Fort Loudoun. The medical group on file is Southeastern Emergency Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Stafford to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gary Lee Stafford's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Stafford practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Starr Regional Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gary Lee Stafford is one of 1,088 emergency medicine physicians in Tennessee
Emergency medicine is Dr. Stafford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Stafford is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, TennesseePrimary
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Stafford
Counts of emergency medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gary Lee Stafford billed Medicare for 302 services in 2024
CMS data shows 302 Medicare services from Dr. Stafford across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 284 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $30,947 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Stafford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2962024: 3022%
Dr. Stafford compared with the Tennessee median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Stafford
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 302vs 26614% above
- Medicare patients
- 284vs 25711% above
- Part D claims
- 549vs 935.9 times
Medians across 1,079 emergency medicine physicians in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Stafford'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. Gary Lee Stafford treated 284 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Stafford in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 98 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Stafford's median patient age at 46, with 58% women.
Dr. Stafford's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Stafford's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women15956%
- Men12544%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Stafford's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol74%
- Arthritis58%
- Anxiety48%
- Ischemic heart disease43%
- Diabetes41%
- Mood disorders41%
- Chronic kidney disease39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Stafford's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 46
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gary Lee Stafford wrote 782 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Stafford wrote 782 Medicare Part D claims for 436 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 549 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,981 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 348 claims across 12 drugs.
Dr. Stafford's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic716 claims92%
- Brand-name and other66 claims8%
Dr. Stafford'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. Stafford's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids9%70 of 782 claims
- Antibiotics17%132 of 782 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: 3482024: 54958%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 12 in 2023.
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
How Dr. Gary Lee Stafford takes part in Medicare
Dr. Stafford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Gary Lee Stafford received $82 in industry payments in 2021
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Stafford from 1 drug or device company in 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $82.
Companies that paid Dr. Stafford the most, 2021 to 2021
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gary Lee Stafford graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Stafford graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Gary Lee Stafford's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gary Lee Stafford's NPI number?
Dr. Gary Lee Stafford's NPI number is 1245272400. It was assigned on June 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gary Lee Stafford?
Dr. Gary Lee Stafford is an emergency medicine physician in Athens, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Gary Lee Stafford practice?
Dr. Stafford practices at 1114 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37371. Dr. Stafford's primary practice is Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens, Tennessee, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Stafford to 1 hospital and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Gary Lee Stafford's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Stafford is (423) 745-1411.
What is Dr. Gary Lee Stafford's medical license number?
Dr. Stafford holds Tennessee license BS4671966.
Which hospitals is Dr. Gary Lee Stafford affiliated with?
Dr. Stafford practices at Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens, Tennessee. Dr. Stafford is also affiliated with Covenant Health Fort Loudoun. Dmand AI links Dr. Stafford to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Gary Lee Stafford part of?
Dr. Stafford is linked to Southeastern Emergency Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Stafford to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Gary Lee Stafford accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Stafford billed Medicare for 302 services in 2024, and Dr. Stafford accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gary Lee Stafford see?
CMS counts 284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Stafford in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Gary Lee Stafford bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Stafford's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and emergency department visit (99283).
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Where did Dr. Gary Lee Stafford go to medical school?
Dr. Stafford graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Gary Lee Stafford prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Stafford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT, Prednisone and Diclofenac Sodium.
Has Dr. Gary Lee Stafford received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $82 in general payments to Dr. Stafford from 1 company from 2021 to 2021. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.
How long has Dr. Gary Lee Stafford been practicing?
Dr. Stafford graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
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