Dr. Stephen Cole Klepner , DO
Surgery • Oakhurst, NJ
255 Monmouth Rd
Oakhurst, NJ 077551515
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on May 19, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 430 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 197 service units.
- 99222 — Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making: 91 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 33 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 10 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 129 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tramadol Hcl — 38 prescription fills, including refills.
- Oxycodone Hcl — 31 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methocarbamol — 25 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 394 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 208. Middle half: 104 to 422.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 187 in 2022 to 430 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
255 Monmouth Rd
Oakhurst, NJ 077551515
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care Pc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Rowan University School Of Osteopathic Medicine
2015
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
295 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $53,889 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $41,337 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
129 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$975 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,533.61 across 21 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,133.61 across 20 records.
- Consulting Fee: $400.00 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 10)
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.: $534.09 across 5 records.
- MESH SUTURE INC: $419.29 across 2 records.
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation: $215.63 across 6 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
11 years (graduated 2015)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2015 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2015
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Klepner has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Klepner as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Oakhurst and New Jersey
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 394 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 208. Middle half: 104 to 422.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Oakhurst have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 394 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $29,870. Middle half: $12,922 to $61,138.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Oakhurst have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 394 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $23,138. Middle half: $9,642 to $46,651.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Oakhurst have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 268 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 45. Middle half: 21 to 86.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Oakhurst have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in New Jersey (2024, 268 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $212. Middle half: $72 to $1,457.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Oakhurst have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
9 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Oakhurst, NJ (737 in New Jersey).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 130% from 187 in 2022 to 430 in 2024.
- 2022: 187
- 2023: 486
- 2024: 430
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 200% from $17,976 in 2022 to $53,889 in 2024.
- 2022: $17,976
- 2023: $45,034
- 2024: $53,889
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 189% from $14,323 in 2022 to $41,337 in 2024.
- 2022: $14,323
- 2023: $33,189
- 2024: $41,337
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2021 to 129 in 2024.
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 50
- 2023: 47
- 2024: 129
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2021 to 129 in 2024.
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 52
- 2023: 47
- 2024: 129
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $31 in 2021 to $975 in 2024.
- 2021: $31
- 2022: $1,010
- 2023: $80
- 2024: $975
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $454.25 in 2022 to $1,533.61 in 2025.
- 2022: $454.25
- 2023: $3,773.03
- 2024: $886.58
- 2025: $1,533.61
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 21 records totaling $1,533.61.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| MESH SUTURE INC |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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Duramesh | General | $400.00 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial | General | $136.11 |
| Teleflex LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TITAN SGS BAILOUT CHUCK | General | $127.25 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial | General | $121.17 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial | General | $120.65 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE ENFORM Intraperitoneal Biomaterial | General | $103.16 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Integra | General | $92.05 |
| Davol Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Phasix Mesh | General | $86.62 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GORE ENFORM Intraperitoneal Biomaterial | General | $53.00 |
| CONMED Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AIRSEAL | General | $44.05 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Integra | General | $31.83 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Integra | General | $29.30 |
| Kerecis Limited |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Kerecis SurgiClose | General | $28.27 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Restrata Wound Matrix | General | $25.41 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OMNIGRAFT | General | $24.37 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Integra | General | $21.28 |
| MESH SUTURE INC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Duramesh | General | $19.29 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $18.20 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $17.56 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GATTEX | General | $17.24 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Integra | General | $16.80 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2021–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2022–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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197 | 136 | $255.96 | $85.18 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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91 | 85 | $421.54 | $141.17 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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33 | 27 | $300.00 | $99.28 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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23 | 22 | $556.30 | $187.41 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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22 | 21 | $161.14 | $53.45 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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15 | 15 | $370.00 | $123.03 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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14 | 14 | $425.00 | $142.11 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $550.83 | $184.36 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $190.42 | $63.03 |
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47563
Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope
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11 | 11 | $2494.20 | $790.52 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 38 | 111 | $33.21 | 38 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 31 | 111 | $52.65 | 29 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 25 | 219 | $140.23 | 24 |
| Diphenoxylate-Atropine | Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine | 24 | 463 | $703.07 | — |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 11 | 67 | $45.90 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-08-11NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20210817000099
NJ
2567744022
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care Pc
30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack, NJ 076011915
Phone: 5519965045
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 255 MONMOUTH RD, OAKHURST, NJ 077551515 (Tel: 7325315445)
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: NJ 25MB11029300)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 4190 CITY AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191311626 (Tel: 2158716690)
Registered at 54 CRINE LN, MORGANVILLE, NJ 077512030
Recorded as STEPHEN KLEPNER, D.O.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Oakhurst
Mailing Address
54 Crine Ln
Morganville, NJ 077512030