Stephen L. Curtin, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Tucson, AZ
Stephen L. Curtin, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1609877596, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 23459, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen L. Curtin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 23459 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5301 E Grant RD, Tucson, AZ 85712
- Phone
- (520) 784-6200
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 784-6109
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100319000518); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5301 E Grant RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ahmed AbuawadInternal Medicine Physician1326533431
- Seyedeh Atiyeh Afjei, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477356160
- Chiamaka Agu, PHARMDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215723820
- Edgar Aguayo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1174325245
- Rand Al-Ani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528908928
Verify Stephen L. Curtin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 23459Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam31 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Methocarbamol14 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tucson Orthopaedic Institute Professional CorporationTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen L. Curtin among 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Arizona
Stephen L. Curtin, M.D. is one of 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 84% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 56 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Arizona
There are 70 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Arizona.
All 70 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adam Bevevino, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121922260538
- Gerard Jeong, MDTucson, AZ 857121194727578
- Kaiuwe Lewandrowski, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857121295736932
- Peter Du, MDTucson, AZ 857111891286159
- Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857151821039629
- Robert Dzioba, MDTucson, AZ 857041821061623
- Stephen Hanks, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857411689675274
- Steven Zeiller, MDTucson, AZ 857411003817602
Common questions
What is Stephen L. Curtin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen L. Curtin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609877596, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen L. Curtin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5301 E Grant RD, Tucson, AZ, 85712. Phone: (520) 784-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen L. Curtin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 23459, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen L. Curtin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen L. Curtin, M.D. had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen L. Curtin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.