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Dr. Stuart Anthony Hepworth , DO

Internal Medicine β€’ Waco, TX

Active NPI 1538818612 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd
Waco, TX 767128897

Call 2542022000 Location details and other listings
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

100 Hillcrest Medical Blvd

Waco, TX 767128897

Telephone 2542022000
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Waco Neonatal Group, P.a. Facility NPI 1265530604

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Hillcrest Physician Services. 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

Medical School

Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University

Graduation Year

2021

30-day fills

161 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

$7,135 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

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: $37.48 across 2 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $37.48 across 2 records.

Reporting-company totals

  • Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC: $22.03 across 1 record.
  • Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.: $15.45 across 1 record.

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.

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Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

5 years (graduated 2021)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2021 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

2022

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.

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, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Hepworth 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Hepworth 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.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Waco and Texas

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Waco, TX (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 356. Middle half: 176 to 1,888.

Fewer Part D prescriptions than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Texas (2024, 5,674 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 828. Middle half: 121 to 4,824.

Part D drug cost

A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Waco, TX (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,396. Middle half: $5,682 to $188,288.

A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Texas (2024, 5,674 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $64,859. Middle half: $4,211 to $436,775.

41 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Waco, TX (9,191 in Texas).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Waco

7.3% of these 41 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

70.7% of these 41 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: 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

Open Payments Β· Program Year 2025

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $37.48.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
XIFAXAN General $22.03
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
NEXLETOL General $15.45

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D Β· Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 24 2,010 $172.71 11
Lisinopril Lisinopril 13 1,096 $92.66 β€”
Tamsulosin Hcl Tamsulosin Hcl 12 960 $61.12 β€”
Jardiance Empagliflozin 12 340 $6,585.57 β€”
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate 11 287 $222.70 β€”

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: 2025-09-26
Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

License # reported to NPPES TX V6598

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20250829004763

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

TX

PECOS Control ID

4385145366

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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

Hillcrest Physician Services

50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 767128955

Hillcrest Physician Services

50 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 767128954

Phone: 2542027950

Hillcrest Physician Services

140 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 767128897

Hillcrest Physician Services

100 Hillcrest Med Blvde, Waco, TX 767128897

Phone: 2542022000

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

40 listed
Miguel Aguirre

Anesthesiologist Assistant

NPI 1215170584
Dr. Jazbeen Ahmad , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1740579903

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

NPI 1306468830

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Linda Allee-Brickey

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1184738452
Dr. Katherine Altahif , MD

Family Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine

NPI 1346777356

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

NPI 1093946394

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

9 Historical Events
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Updated Practice Location September 05, 2025

Registered at 100 HILLCREST MEDICAL BLVD, WACO, TX 767128897 (Tel: 2542022000)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 05, 2025

Registered at PO BOX 844658, DALLAS, TX 752844658 (Tel: 8009940371)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 05, 2025

Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: TX V6598)

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NPI Profile Active March 23, 2022

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) March 23, 2022

Registered at 4311 E LOHMAN AVE, LAS CRUCES, NM 880118255 (Tel: 5755567600)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) March 23, 2022

Registered at 4311 E LOHMAN AVE, LAS CRUCES, NM 880118255

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) March 23, 2022

Recorded as STUART HEPWORTH, DO

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 23, 2022

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 23, 2022

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1538818612
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: March 23, 2022
Last Update: September 26, 2025
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 844658

Dallas, TX 752844658

Phone: 8009940371

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.