Stephen Ralph Rakower, M.D.
Specialist · Fountain Valley, CA
Stephen Ralph Rakower, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1801848288, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (California G28735, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Ralph Rakower
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G28735 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11100 Warner Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Phone
- (714) 434-0500
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (714) 434-6666
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Ralph Rakower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license G28735Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $3,015.52
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Stephen Ralph Rakower among 5,749 specialist records in California
Stephen Ralph Rakower, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 19% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 specialist records list a practice address in Fountain Valley
They are 34 of the 2,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Fountain Valley, and 5,749 specialist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Ralph Rakower, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Ralph Rakower, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801848288, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Ralph Rakower, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11100 Warner Ave, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 434-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Ralph Rakower, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G28735, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen Ralph Rakower, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Ralph Rakower, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.
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.