NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen W. Pournaras, M D

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Fairfax, VA

Stephen W. Pournaras, M D is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Fairfax, Virginia, and NPI 1821088816, issued on Oct 21, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101037662, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1821088816
Name
Stephen W. Pournaras
Credential
M D
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
0101037662 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3998 Fair Ridge Dr Ste 100-A, Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone
(703) 591-0077
Enumerated
Oct 21, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 6, 2026
Fax
(703) 591-0080
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110316000941); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1980
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 ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

34 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Stephen Pournaras34
  2. Specialty average186

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $116.47

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Pournaras$116.47
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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. Fair Oaks Ortho, PLLCFairfax, VA

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

Stephen W. Pournaras among 90 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Virginia

Stephen W. Pournaras, M D is one of 90 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 67 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Virginia

There are 90 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Virginia.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Letzelter, M.D. ON 05/2012Fairfax, VA 220311487910345
  2. David Parker, MDFairfax, VA 220311578583308
  3. Nicole Sgromolo, M.D.Fort Belvoir, VA 220601366823957
  4. David Lee, M.D.Mc Lean, VA 221021396193942
  5. Nikhil Oak, MDMc Lean, VA 221021174844914
  6. Saul Kaplan, MDSpringfield, VA 221501104994524
  7. Ghassem Nejad, MDWoodbridge, VA 221911023110426
  8. Owolabi Shonuga, M.D.Woodbridge, VA 221911114272457

Common questions

What is Stephen W. Pournaras, M D's NPI number?

Stephen W. Pournaras, M D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821088816, issued on Oct 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen W. Pournaras, M D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3998 Fair Ridge Dr Ste 100-A, Fairfax, VA, 22033. Phone: (703) 591-0077. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen W. Pournaras, M D's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101037662, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen W. Pournaras, M D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen W. Pournaras, M D had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen W. Pournaras, M D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.