NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Peter J. Stern, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Cincinnati, OH

Peter J. Stern, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1801882311, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 35.042929, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1801882311
Name
Peter J. Stern
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
35.042929 OH
35042929 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
538 Oak St, Cincinnati, OH 45219
Phone
(513) 961-4263
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(513) 961-1503
Medicaid ID
0384552 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100303000169); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Washington University School Of Medicine, 1970
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 538 Oak St

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

  1. Safi Faruqui, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1669645271
  2. Thomas Kiefhaber, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1457347544

Verify Peter J. Stern in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Peter Stern12
  2. Specialty average186

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): 78.8 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 score70.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.9
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Cincinnati Physicians Company LLCCincinnati, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Peter J. Stern among 95 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Ohio

Peter J. Stern, M.D. is one of 95 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated1970 · median 2005 among the 74 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Ohio

There are 95 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Ohio.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Kiefhaber, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191457347544
  2. Kagan Ozer, MDCincinnati, OH 452191831204346
  3. Roger Cornwall, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452291376633826
  4. Kevin Little, MDCincinnati, OH 452291841401148
  5. James Plettner, MDCincinnati, OH 452301558361147
  6. Christopher Chen, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361578980603
  7. James Willis, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361437185220
  8. Mohab Foad, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452411932167194

Common questions

What is Peter J. Stern, M.D.'s NPI number?

Peter J. Stern, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801882311, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Peter J. Stern, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 538 Oak St, Cincinnati, OH, 45219. Phone: (513) 961-4263. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Peter J. Stern, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.042929, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Peter J. Stern, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Peter J. Stern, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Peter J. Stern, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.