NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Gerald Owens, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Glendale, CA

Stephen Gerald Owens, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1245343458, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (California A55876, 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
1245343458
Name
Stephen Gerald Owens
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
A55876 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1818 Verdugo Blvd Ste 402, Glendale, CA 91208
Phone
(818) 952-0670
Enumerated
Aug 15, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(844) 364-8194
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110106000785); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Verify Stephen Gerald Owens 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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70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

490 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 205 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Owens490
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen85 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl56 claims
  3. Celecoxib55 claims
  4. Gabapentin50 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone48 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen47 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: $323.32

3 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 Owens$323
  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 2 group practices

  1. Congregational HomesPomona, CA
  2. Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA

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

Stephen Gerald Owens among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California

Stephen Gerald Owens, 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
  • Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 Glendale → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →

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

  1. Loren Geller, M.D.Glendale, CA 912081679601496
  2. Evan Bachner, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071336142157
  3. David Feingold, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071407807316
  4. Robert Fields, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071568465334
  5. Aneet Toor, M.D.West Hills, CA 913071902127384
  6. Gregory Northrop, MDPasadena, CA 911071962404582
  7. Swapnil Shah, MDPasadena, CA 911071427283878
  8. Aaron Gipsman, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911061669854923

Common questions

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

Stephen Gerald Owens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245343458, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Gerald Owens, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1818 Verdugo Blvd Ste 402, Glendale, CA, 91208. Phone: (818) 952-0670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A55876, 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 Gerald Owens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Gerald Owens, M.D. had 490 Medicare Part D claims for 228 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.

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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.