NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen J. Fairchild, DDS

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Merrillville, IN

Stephen J. Fairchild, DDS is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1629164025, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 12007855, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629164025
Name
Stephen J. Fairchild
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
License number
12007855 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8691 Connecticut Street, Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone
(219) 757-5700
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(219) 757-5706
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090616000737); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
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89% more Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024

766 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 74 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Fairchild766
  2. Specialty average406

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate336 claims
  2. Amoxicillin228 claims
  3. Azithromycin58 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl57 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 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: $200.41

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Fairchild$200.41
  2. Specialty average$1,077.58

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. Aspire Oms, LLCMerrillville, IN

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

Stephen J. Fairchild among 154 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Indiana

Stephen J. Fairchild, DDS is one of 154 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in Indiana. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 33 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in Indiana

There are 154 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Indiana.

The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alexandra Dann, DMDMerrillville, IN 464101508361700
  2. Sarunas Tauras, DDSMerrillville, IN 464101831283423
  3. Matthew Hearn, DDS MDValparaiso, IN 463831609970979
  4. Robert McMahon, DDSValparaiso, IN 463831174617633
  5. Howard Stevenson, DDSValparaiso, IN 463831548351661
  6. Joseph Lovasko, D.D.S.Schererville, IN 463751043291800
  7. Sherif Mekhail, DDSSchererville, IN 463751760578868
  8. Jay Platt, D.D.S.Schererville, IN 463751518948041

Common questions

What is Stephen J. Fairchild, DDS's NPI number?

Stephen J. Fairchild, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629164025, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen J. Fairchild, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8691 Connecticut Street, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 757-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen J. Fairchild, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 12007855, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Stephen J. Fairchild, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen J. Fairchild, DDS had 766 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. 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.