NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Debra Lynn Steele, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Richland, WA

Debra Lynn Steele, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Richland, Washington, and NPI 1538147517, issued on Jan 9, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD60144925, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538147517
Name
Debra Lynn Steele
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License number
MD60144925 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1100 Goethals Drive, Richland, WA 99352
Phone
(509) 942-3080
Enumerated
Jan 9, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(509) 942-3085
Medicaid ID
121697000 WY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100819000610); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1100 Goethals Drive

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Fadi Alqaisi, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1720297443
  2. Sarabjit Atwal, MDVascular Neurology Physician1881928414
  3. Timothy Baldwin, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1437126794
  4. Dawn Beals, ARNPNurse Practitioner1699865105
  5. Andrew Bieber, DONeurological Surgery Physician1912169350
  6. Ken Curry, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1902898661

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%67.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Debra Lynn Steele among 232 neurological surgery physician records in Washington

Debra Lynn Steele, MD is one of 232 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 66% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 137 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Washington

There are 232 neurological surgery physician records in Washington.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Bieber, DORichland, WA 993521912169350
  2. Matthew Fewel, MDRichland, WA 993521346247293
  3. Dionysios Klironomos, MDRichland, WA 993521447438650
  4. Kenneth Lipow, M.D.Richland, WA 993521427083674
  5. Thornton Wilkinson, MDRichland, WA 993521164490694
  6. Perry Camp, MDWalla Walla, WA 993621518962166
  7. Jason Dreyer, DOWalla Walla, WA 993621194949594
  8. Guy Gehling, MDWalla Walla, WA 993621164427456

Common questions

What is Debra Lynn Steele, MD's NPI number?

Debra Lynn Steele, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538147517, issued on Jan 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Debra Lynn Steele, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Goethals Drive, Richland, WA, 99352. Phone: (509) 942-3080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Debra Lynn Steele, MD's license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD60144925, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Debra Lynn Steele, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.1 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.