NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Louis Nuccion, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Torrance, CA

Stephen Louis Nuccion, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1427165703, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (California A68856, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1427165703
Name
Stephen Louis Nuccion
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
A68856 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23560 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
Phone
(310) 784-2355
Enumerated
Aug 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 517-1817
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041220000357); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1997
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 23560 Crenshaw Blvd

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

  1. Cynthia AlvarezSurgical Technologist1306094529
  2. Charles Berroya, C.S.T.Surgical Technologist1720137623
  3. Danika Bucka, PT, DPTPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1982906988
  4. Larry Cabral, CSTSurgical Technologist1427377977
  5. Scott Cheatham, PT, ATC, CSCSPhysical Therapist1780689653
  6. Karen ClinePhysical Therapist1861622466

Verify Stephen Louis Nuccion in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

233 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 144 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Nuccion233
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen71 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen67 claims
  3. Meloxicam42 claims
  4. Amoxicillin20 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: $153.80

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Nuccion$154
  2. Specialty average$19,779

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. Torrance Health Association IncTorrance, CA

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

Stephen Louis Nuccion among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California

Stephen Louis Nuccion, M.D. is one of 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 51% 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 California 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 California

There are 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California.

All 384 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →

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

  1. Nicholas Silvino, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051245347509
  2. John Stratton, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051093740748
  3. Joseph Anderson, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031194849570
  4. Glenn Huber, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031588606610
  5. Daniel Stephenson, MDTorrance, CA 905031245454826
  6. Augustus DemanesTorrance, CA 905021295298693
  7. Andrew Hsiao, M.D.Whittier, CA 906021457535940
  8. Michael Gerhardt, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041003905191

Common questions

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

Stephen Louis Nuccion, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427165703, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Louis Nuccion, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23560 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 784-2355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A68856, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Stephen Louis Nuccion, M.D. had 233 Medicare Part D claims for 127 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.