NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Rockingham, VA

Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Rockingham, Virginia, and NPI 1245627462, issued on Apr 26, 2015. Check the license (Virginia 0101272001, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245627462
Name
Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
0101272001 VA
A169582 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2509 Pleasant Run Dr, Rockingham, VA 22801
Phone
(540) 689-4500
Enumerated
Apr 26, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(757) 579-8597
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211101000717); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2015
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 2509 Pleasant Run Dr

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

  1. Elizabeth Kain, PA-CPhysician Assistant1780924795
  2. Thomas Krisztinicz, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1073673695
  3. Keon Maleki-Yazdi, MDRheumatology Physician1972327997
  4. Erwin Secretov, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1346634573
  5. Mark Williams, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1821484163
  6. Jason Wilson, P.A.Physician Assistant1821336306

Verify Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

309 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Ernst309
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib114 claims
  2. Meloxicam38 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone29 claims
  4. Diclofenac Sodium27 claims
  5. Ibuprofen20 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,990.58

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Shoulder Innovations, 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. Stephen Ernst$1,991
  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 2 group practices

  1. Professional Therapies OF Roanoke, Inc.Danville, VA
  2. Spectrum Medical IncDanville, VA

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

Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst among 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Virginia

Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst, MD is one of 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 358 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 57% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Rockingham

They are 4 of the 330 NPPES records with a practice address in Rockingham, and 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Virginia.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. George Chappell, MDHarrisonburg, VA 228011619968468
  2. Thomas Courtney, MDHarrisonburg, VA 228011356360713
  3. Frederick Fox, MDHarrisonburg, VA 228011477535482
  4. Douglas Hendren, MDHarrisonburg, VA 228011386645836
  5. Thomas Krisztinicz, MDRockingham, VA 228011073673695
  6. Erwin Secretov, M.D.Rockingham, VA 228011346634573
  7. Tristan Weir, M.D.Harrisonburg, VA 228011952835928
  8. Mark Williams, D.O.Rockingham, VA 228011821484163

Common questions

What is Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245627462, issued on Apr 26, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2509 Pleasant Run Dr, Rockingham, VA, 22801. Phone: (540) 689-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101272001, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Michael Crowe Ernst, MD had 309 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.

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.