Jacob Modest, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Danbury, CT
Jacob Modest, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Danbury, Connecticut, and NPI 1518458371, issued on May 28, 2018. Check the license (Connecticut 81093, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jacob Modest
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 81093 CT
MD19033 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Riverview Dr, Danbury, CT 06810
- Phone
- (203) 797-1500
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 18, 2025
- Fax
- (203) 730-9507
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250731003346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 348 in Connecticut → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2 Riverview Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Peter Ackerman, PA-C, ATC, CSCSSurgical Physician Assistant1487614160
- Kristin Aponte, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1073097283
- Abiola Atanda, M.DOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1477814671
- Philip Black, ATC, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1023587094
- G Darrow, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1437190618
- James Depuy, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1184726598
Verify Jacob Modest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 81093Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.
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): 75.4 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: $28,754.92
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, 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
- Orthoconnecticut PLLCNew Milford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jacob Modest among 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut
Jacob Modest, MD is one of 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 93% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2000 among the 224 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 66% 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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut
There are 348 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Connecticut.
All 348 in Connecticut → Every provider in Danbury → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Brand, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101144257288
- James Depuy, MDDanbury, CT 068101184726598
- Robert Deveney, MDDanbury, CT 068101437189586
- Guisseppi Digiovanni, MDDanbury, CT 068101932131927
- Craig Foster, MDDanbury, CT 068101477584233
- Scott Gray, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101275635682
- Douglas Henshaw, MDDanbury, CT 068101063438224
- Frank Hermantin, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101861498453
Common questions
What is Jacob Modest, MD's NPI number?
Jacob Modest, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518458371, issued on May 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jacob Modest, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Riverview Dr, Danbury, CT, 06810. Phone: (203) 797-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jacob Modest, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 81093, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jacob Modest, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jacob Modest, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jacob Modest, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.4 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.