NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen M. Desio, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Worcester, MA

Stephen M. Desio, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1578551933, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (Massachusetts 80965, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578551933
Name
Stephen M. Desio
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
80965 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
123 Summer St, Worcester, MA 01608
Phone
(508) 363-6363
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2005
Record last updated
May 19, 2025
Fax
(508) 363-6366
Medicaid ID
3137724 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040618000518); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1989
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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  4. Hajrah AhsanHospitalist Physician1497367395
  5. Padmastuti Akella, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1467988873
  6. Ibragim Al-Seykal, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1730615261

Verify Stephen M. Desio in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

59 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Desio59
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Ibuprofen20 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Saint Vincent Physician Services IncWorcester, MA

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

Stephen M. Desio among 76 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Massachusetts

Stephen M. Desio, M.D. is one of 76 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 83% 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, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 60 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 76 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Massachusetts.

All 76 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Worcester → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Brown, M.D.Worcester, MA 016051831180223
  2. Brian Busconi, M.D.Worcester, MA 016051245214493
  3. Nicola Deangelis, M.D.Worcester, MA 016051801887120
  4. Peter Kok, MDConcord, MA 017421538423496
  5. Allis Kim, M.D.Marlborough, MA 017521053400879
  6. David Magit, M.D.Milford, MA 017571649303850
  7. Joseph Czarnecki, M.D.Woburn, MA 018011639147374
  8. James Devellis, M.D.Woburn, MA 018011629092754

Common questions

What is Stephen M. Desio, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen M. Desio, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578551933, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen M. Desio, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 Summer St, Worcester, MA, 01608. Phone: (508) 363-6363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen M. Desio, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 80965, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen M. Desio, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen M. Desio, M.D. had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.