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2026 NPPES data Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician NPI 1356875959 M.D.
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Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Gig Harbor, Washington.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 2,681 in Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
59
Medicare Part D claims · 34 beneficiaries · Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician avg: 278
MIPS score
74.5/100
▼ 9 pts below national avg 83.1 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$722.21
10 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Arpun Bajwa, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 74.5/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 59 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 74.5/100
- MIPS score · -9 vs avg
- 59
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Arpun Bajwa, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
75 12th percentile higher than 12% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Arpun Bajwa, M.D. sits
This provider among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician peers
Across the 1,085 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Arpun Bajwa, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 18% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 23% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Arpun Bajwa, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Arpun Bajwa, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Arpun Bajwa, M.D.?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
59 79% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
74.5/100 8.6 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Washington
How Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Arpun Bajwa, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 74.5/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician) - 74.5/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Arpun Bajwa, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 11511 CANTERWOOD BLVD STE 205, Gig Harbor, WA, 98332, with a listed phone of (253) 530-2663. NPI 1356875959 was issued on 04/20/2017.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 59 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 34 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $533 in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 69.5%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 74.5/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 57, Cost 82.7), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 2,681 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 278 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1356875959 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 04/20/2017 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
74.4503
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
57.0422
Quality
82.6517
Cost
63
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Arpun Bajwa, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Franciscan Medical Group
Gig Harbor, WA
Ghch Physician Services, LLC
Aberdeen, WA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Arpun Bajwa, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$722
Largest payer
Stryker Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Arpun Bajwa, M.D.. To verify Arpun Bajwa, M.D.'s current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases
WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
59
Total Claims
$533
Total Drug Cost
34
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 60
- Total Day Supply
- 763
- Generic Drug Cost
- $530
- Opioid Claims
- 41 (69.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 12
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.88
- Gender Split
- 68% female / 32% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 37 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Overview
How Arpun Bajwa, M.D. fits within the Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.
2,681
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
278
Avg Claims per Provider
Arpun Bajwa, M.D.'s 59 claims are below the specialty average of 278.
Nearby Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Providers in Washington
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Bajwa.
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Washington medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Arpun Bajwa, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Arpun Bajwa, M.D. specializes in Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician and practices in Gig Harbor, Washington. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Arpun Bajwa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Arpun Bajwa, M.D. wrote 59 Medicare Part D claims totaling $533 in drug costs for 34 beneficiaries.
What is Arpun Bajwa, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Arpun Bajwa, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 74.5/100 (Quality: 57, Cost: 82.7). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Arpun Bajwa, M.D. located? ▼
Arpun Bajwa, M.D. is located at 11511 CANTERWOOD BLVD STE 205, Gig Harbor, WA, 98332. Phone: (253) 530-2663.
What is Arpun Bajwa, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Arpun Bajwa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356875959, issued on 04/20/2017.
Does Arpun Bajwa, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Arpun Bajwa, M.D. had 41 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 69.5%.
How many Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 2,681 Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician provider writes 278 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Arpun Bajwa, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Arpun Bajwa, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Arpun Bajwa, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Arpun Bajwa, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 59 Part D claims and 34 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Arpun Bajwa, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Arpun Bajwa, M.D.'s NPI is 1356875959 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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