NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephanie Brown Ihnow, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Gainesville, FL

Stephanie Brown Ihnow, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1659634574, issued on Jun 18, 2012. Check the license (Florida ME138169, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1659634574
Name
Stephanie Brown Ihnow
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
ME138169 FL
125062145 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3450 Hull RD, Gainesville, FL 32607
Phone
(352) 273-7001
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2012
Record last updated
Oct 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
101656100 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190212002159); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 2012
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 3450 Hull RD

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

  1. Samuel Armington, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396485017
  2. Karly Baumann, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1720595036
  3. Matthew Beke, RDNRegistered Dietitian1184109548
  4. Chung Ming Chan, M.B.,B.S.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1639301641
  5. Aijha Clark, MS, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1841970894
  6. Caitlin Curtis Crocker, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326788365

Verify Stephanie Brown Ihnow in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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): 78.2 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 score72.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.7
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $653.02

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.

  1. Stephanie Ihnow$653
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Florida Clinical Practice Association IncGainesville, FL

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

Stephanie Brown Ihnow among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida

Stephanie Brown Ihnow, M.D. is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 53% 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 Florida 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 Florida

There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tristan Altbuch, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071114120292
  2. W. Blake, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071912903873
  3. Robert Decker, MDGainesville, FL 326071033396908
  4. Frank Ellis, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071417954082
  5. Edward Jaffe, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071881691244
  6. Timothy Lane, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071851398424
  7. Michael Macmillan, MDGainesville, FL 326071902834666
  8. Amanda Maxey, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326071922005594

Common questions

What is Stephanie Brown Ihnow, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephanie Brown Ihnow, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659634574, issued on Jun 18, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephanie Brown Ihnow, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3450 Hull RD, Gainesville, FL, 32607. Phone: (352) 273-7001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephanie Brown Ihnow, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME138169, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Stephanie Brown Ihnow, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 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.