Brian J. Bear, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Rockford, IL
Brian J. Bear, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Rockford, Illinois, and NPI 1164535837, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036095607, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian J. Bear
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 036095607 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 324 Roxbury RD, Rockford, IL 61107
- Phone
- (815) 398-9491
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2023
- Fax
- (815) 381-7498
- Medicaid ID
- 036095607 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080324000017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian J. Bear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036095607Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
331 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam161 claims
- Methylprednisolone96 claims
- Celecoxib17 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Mupirocin11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $53,525.10
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Orthomidwest, PLLCRockford, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian J. Bear among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois
Brian J. Bear, MD is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Behr, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071326020504
- Andrew Blint, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071619181120
- Scott Ferry, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071417178385
- Christopher Green, MDRockford, IL 611071326048547
- Donald Holder, MDRockford, IL 611071083621627
- Kenneth Korcek, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071396850657
- David McCarty, MDRockford, IL 611071295722650
- Michael Roh, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071548242712
Common questions
What is Brian J. Bear, MD's NPI number?
Brian J. Bear, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164535837, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian J. Bear, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 324 Roxbury RD, Rockford, IL, 61107. Phone: (815) 398-9491. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian J. Bear, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036095607, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian J. Bear, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian J. Bear, MD had 331 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian J. Bear, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.