NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen W. Peterson, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Washington, DC

Stephen W. Peterson, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1992746515, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (District of Columbia MD8942, as entered in NPPES) on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992746515
Name
Stephen W. Peterson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
MD8942 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
110 Irving St NW, Washington, DC 20010
Phone
(202) 877-2848
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(202) 877-6292
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100525000003); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1974
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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Also registered at 110 Irving St NW

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

  1. Margarita Abbey, NPNurse Practitioner1841245487
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  3. Taha Abdalla, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1225016587
  4. Mouin Abdallah, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1063498780
  5. Waseem Abdallah, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1265961452
  6. Samer Abdel Al, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1558778548

Verify Stephen W. Peterson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of Medicine
    Search for license MD8942
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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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37% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,368 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Stephen Peterson1,368
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Mirtazapine79 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl77 claims
  3. Lorazepam72 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl60 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate53 claims
  6. Gabapentin53 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%74.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Medstar Medical Group II LLCWashington, DC

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

Stephen W. Peterson among 474 psychiatry physician records in District of Columbia

Stephen W. Peterson, MD is one of 474 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 58% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • Graduated1974 · median 2005 among the 124 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

467 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Washington

They are 467 of the 45,857 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 474 psychiatry physician records in District of Columbia.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rebecca Begtrup, D.O., MPHWashington, DC 200101174704472
  2. David Call, M.D.Washington, DC 200101245558477
  3. Risa Fishman, MDWashington, DC 200101326086125
  4. Colleen Hawthorne, MDWashington, DC 200101760437776
  5. Zina Hussain, MDWashington, DC 200101982659678
  6. Joseph Jeral, MDWashington, DC 200101790732014
  7. Karen Johnson, MDWashington, DC 200101316993645
  8. Ellyn Johnson, M.D.Washington, DC 200101760703904

Common questions

What is Stephen W. Peterson, MD's NPI number?

Stephen W. Peterson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992746515, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen W. Peterson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 Irving St NW, Washington, DC, 20010. Phone: (202) 877-2848. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen W. Peterson, MD's license?

NPPES lists District of Columbia license number MD8942, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen W. Peterson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen W. Peterson, MD had 1,368 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen W. Peterson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.