Stephen Griffith, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · West Des Moines, IA
Stephen Griffith, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1790773679, issued on Oct 13, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 35480, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Griffith
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 35480 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 105 Valley West Dr, West Des Moines, IA 50265
- Phone
- (515) 223-4368
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 105 Valley West Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Valerie Christianson, AU.D., CCC-AAudiologist1801057450
- Matthew FinnernPhysician Assistant1063162048
- Arun Gupta, DO, MPHOtolaryngology Physician1619382835
- Joy Hesse, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1306001037
- April Hubbard, AU.D., CCC-AAudiologist1407134349
- Mariah Jarosh, AU.D., CCC-A, FAAAHearing Instrument Specialist1760863351
Verify Stephen Griffith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 35480Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
560 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 536 among the 7,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium90 claims
- Omeprazole87 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide54 claims
- Prednisone51 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate39 claims
- Mometasone Furoate37 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $213.45
10 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Aerin Medical Inc.. The 6,168 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,038.17 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Iowa
There are 141 otolaryngology physician records in Iowa.
Other otolaryngology physician records in Iowa
- Kelson Adcock, MDIowa City, IA1144152018
- Mohannad Al-Qudah, M.D.Iowa City, IA1861658049
- Ahmed Alkhateeb, MDIowa City, IA1831675107
- Ghassan Alokby, M.D.Iowa City, IA1538562251
- Alhanouf Alqabbani, MDIowa City, IA1629701065
- Louis Alt, M.D.Dubuque, IA1902855778
- Nasser Abdulaziz M Alwehaibi, MBBSIowa City, IA1427921121
- Austin Bancroft, DOAmes, IA1699937045
- Nancy Bauman, MDIowa City, IA1972596187
- Ann Bell, MDWaterloo, IA1467446401
Common questions
What is Stephen Griffith, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Griffith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790773679, issued on Oct 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Griffith, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Valley West Dr, West Des Moines, IA, 50265. Phone: (515) 223-4368. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Griffith, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 35480, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Griffith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Griffith, M.D. had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 536. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Griffith, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.