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Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr., MD
NPI1588714661PAC ID5991952806
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,673
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 374
- Part D claims, 2024
- 595
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Practice address
- 7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230
- Practice phone
- Call (972) 566-6222
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Dallas, Texas
Dr. Appleton practices at Medical City Dallas Hospital in Dallas, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Appleton's NPI, 1588714661, was assigned on January 11, 2007. Dr. Appleton graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Appleton holds Texas license P2189.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1588714661NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5991952806
- NPI enumeration date
- January 11, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (972) 566-6222
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. practices at Medical City Dallas Hospital in Dallas, Texas
Dr. Appleton's primary practice is Medical City Dallas Hospital, at 7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (972) 566-6222.
- Medical City Dallas Hospital7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230 · Dallas CountyPhone(972) 566-6222
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Appleton's primary practice is Medical City Dallas Hospital in Dallas, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Appleton is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas. The medical group on file is HealthTexas Provider Network (HTPN). Dmand AI also links Dr. Appleton to 4 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - DallasHealthTexas Provider Network (HTPN)4 hospitalsNames with a free account2 home health agenciesNames with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 10 affiliations for Dr. AppletonSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Appleton practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. is one of 1,394 orthopedic surgeons in Texas
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Appleton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Appleton is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Appleton's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, North Carolina and Vermont.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, TexasPrimary
- North Carolina license
- Vermont license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists amputation, arthritis, bursitis, hip replacement, joint pain, knee replacement, lower back pain and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Appleton treats.
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Appleton
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
1,394orthopedic surgeons in Texas125orthopedic surgeons in Dallas11orthopedic surgeons at Medical City Dallas Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. billed Medicare for 5,673 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,673 Medicare services from Dr. Appleton across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 374 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $168,650 for them.
Medicare services, 20245,673
Medicare patients374
Paid by Medicare$168,650
Procedure codes17
Dr. Appleton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3,1722024: 3,87122%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8842024: 8227%
- Imaging
- 2023: 6262024: 5817%
- Surgery
- 2023: 4052024: 3991%
- Other services
- 2023: 1012024: 0100%
Where Dr. Appleton's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,51097%
- In a facility1633%
Dr. Appleton compared with the Texas median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Appleton
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 5,673vs 1,0625.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 374vs 24354% above
- Part D claims
- 528vs 2192.4 times
Medians across 1,283 orthopedic surgeons in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Appleton'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. J Stephen Appleton Jr. treated 374 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 374 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Appleton in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 172 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Appleton's median patient age at 67, with 63% women.
Medicare patients, 2024374
Average age75
Average risk score1.11
Also on Medicaid4%
Dr. Appleton's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Appleton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women24064%
- Men13436%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Appleton's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Mood disorders26%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Depression24%
- Diabetes24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Appleton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men36%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. wrote 595 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Appleton wrote 595 Medicare Part D claims for 219 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 528 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,616 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 531 claims across 8 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024595
Drugs named by CMS8
Total drug cost$2,616
Part D patients219
Dr. Appleton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic580 claims97%
- Brand-name15 claims3%
Dr. Appleton'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. Appleton's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids36%217 of 595 claims
- Antibiotics5%30 of 595 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: 5312024: 5281%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 8 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
Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. ranks in the 68th percentile for hip replacement in Medicare
Dr. Appleton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 22 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Appleton, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Appleton ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 61st percentile27 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 68th percentile22 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Appleton in 2013. Dr. Appleton's most frequent co-authors are David Edward Attarian, MD, Michael P. Bolognesi, MD and Scott Streater Kelley, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Appleton's most frequent co-authors
- David Edward Attarian, MD1 shared paper
- Michael P. Bolognesi, MD1 shared paper
- Scott Streater Kelley, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Appleton
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. received $29,648 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 255 general payments to Dr. Appleton from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Total Joint Orthopedics, Inc. paid the most, $21,785.
General payments to Dr. Appleton by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Appleton by kind, 2016 to 2025
$29.6Kin total
- Consulting fees$18,00061%
- Food and beverage$5,78820%
- Royalties and licenses$3,44812%
- Travel and lodging$2,3818%
- Gifts$310%
Companies that paid Dr. Appleton the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Appleton.
Awards and honors for Dr. Appleton
- Undated
- Gold Humanism Honor Society
- Piedmont Orthopaedic Society
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
Dr. Appleton graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Appleton is a member of AAOS and AAHKS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers
Dr. Appleton is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Humana
- Alliant Health Plans
- +13 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Appleton accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO14
- HMO12
- Medicare9
- POS4
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr.'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr.'s NPI number is 1588714661. It was assigned on January 11, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr.?
Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Dallas, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. practice?
Dr. Appleton practices at 7777 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX 75230. Dr. Appleton's primary practice is Medical City Dallas Hospital in Dallas, Texas, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Appleton to 4 hospitals, 2 home health agencies and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Appleton is (972) 566-6222.
What is Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Appleton holds Texas license P2189, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Appleton in Texas (2012 to 2027), North Carolina (2011 to 2022) and Vermont (2006 to 2011).
Which hospitals is Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Appleton practices at Medical City Dallas Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Appleton is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas. Dmand AI links Dr. Appleton to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. part of?
Dr. Appleton is linked to HealthTexas Provider Network (HTPN). Dmand AI links Dr. Appleton to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Appleton billed Medicare for 5,673 services in 2024, and Dr. Appleton accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. see?
CMS counts 374 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Appleton in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. board certified?
Yes. Dr. Appleton is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Appleton's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J7318), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Appleton graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2006.
What drugs does Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Appleton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Tramadol HCl and Hydromorphone HCl.
Has Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $29,648 in general payments to Dr. Appleton from 30 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Total Joint Orthopedics, Inc.
How long has Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Appleton graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Appleton.
Who does Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. publish with?
Dr. Appleton's most frequent co-authors are David Edward Attarian, MD (1 shared paper), Michael P. Bolognesi, MD (1 shared paper) and Scott Streater Kelley, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. J Stephen Appleton Jr. accept?
Dr. Appleton is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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