2026 NPPES data Facial Plastic Surgery Physician NPI 1134170939 M.D.
Verify on CMS →

STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.

Facial Plastic Surgery Physician in ERIE, Pennsylvania. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

Federal data — no proprietary rating. PlainDoctor publishes the actual CMS NPPES and Medicare records — NPI registration, specialty, practice location, and prescribing data — without a composite score or editorial opinion on top. Every field traces to a federal source.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 360 beneficiaries · Facial Plastic Surgery Physician avg: 428
MIPS score
81.5711/100
▼ 2 pts below national avg 83.1 · [object Object]
Industry payments
$473.82
13 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data reveals: STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. is a Facial Plastic Surgery Physician ([object Object]) practicing in ERIE, Pennsylvania with a Medicare Part D prescribing footprint of 1K claims across 360 beneficiaries . Their CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.5711/100 (national average: 83.1) reflects performance across Quality, Cost, Interoperability, and Improvement Activities . Industry payments of $473.82 across 13 transactions are disclosed under CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act).

What stands out: STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.5711 out of 100, below the 83.1 national average, and filed 1,215 Medicare Part D claims in 2023. Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records, with no proprietary rating applied.

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation — signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. at a glance

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/15/2006

NPI 1134170939

Primary specialty

Facial Plastic Surgery Physician

Niche

607 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,215 184% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 428

MIPS final score

81.5711/100 1.528899999999993% pts

Above neutral band

vs 83.1 national avg

Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania

How Facial Plastic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers

Pennsylvania providers

Facial Plastic Surgery Physician share within Pennsylvania

1. Facial Plastic Surgery Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Facial Plastic Surgery Physician share within Pennsylvania

Medicare quality performance — MIPS

STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Facial Plastic Surgery Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
81.5711/100
vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year

MIPS final score (Facial Plastic Surgery Physician) — 81.5711/100 vs national avg 83.1

0%100%National avg83%81.6%
MIPS final score (Facial Plastic Surgery Physician) — 81.5711/100 vs national avg 83.1

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. is a Facial Plastic Surgery Physician provider practicing in ERIE, Pennsylvania, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: M.D.. NPI: 1134170939. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.

STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Facial Plastic Surgery Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 1645 W 8TH ST, ERIE, PA, 16505, with a listed phone of (814) 864-9994. NPI 1134170939 was issued on 05/15/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what SCHELL most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,215 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 360 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $38K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.7%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 81.5711/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 63.1422), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Facial Plastic Surgery Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 607 enrolled providers across 47 states and an average of 428 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1645 W 8TH ST
ERIE, PA 16505

Provider Details

NPI 1134170939
Specialty Facial Plastic Surgery Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/15/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

81.5711
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
63.1422
Quality

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" — a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

EAR NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALISTS OF NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
ERIE, PA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$474

Largest payer

GENZYME CORPORATION

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context — Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.. To verify STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.'s current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases

PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

1,215
Total Claims
$38K
Total Drug Cost
360
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,412
Total Day Supply
33,788
Generic Drug Cost
$27K
Opioid Claims
57 (4.7% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
225

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.4 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.19
Gender Split
55% female / 45% male
Age Distribution
<65: 53, 65-74: 174, 75-84: 101, 85+: 32

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Fluticasone Propionate
248
Mometasone Furoate
168
Mupirocin
125
Cephalexin
96
Omeprazole
94
Montelukast Sodium
57
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
56
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim
42
Meclizine Hcl
34
Epinephrine
24

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Facial Plastic Surgery Physician Overview

How STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. fits within the Facial Plastic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

607
Facial Plastic Surgery Physician Providers in US
47
States with Facial Plastic Surgery Physician
428
Avg Claims per Provider

STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.'s 1,215 claims are above the specialty average of 428.

Nearby Facial Plastic Surgery Physician Providers in Pennsylvania

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as SCHELL.

Compare Facial Plastic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.'s specialty?
STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. specializes in Facial Plastic Surgery Physician and practices in ERIE, Pennsylvania. Credentials: M.D..
How much does STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. wrote 1,215 Medicare Part D claims totaling $38K in drug costs for 360 beneficiaries.
What is STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.5711/100 (Quality: 63.1422). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. located?
STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. is located at 1645 W 8TH ST, ERIE, PA, 16505. Phone: (814) 864-9994.
What is STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.'s NPI number?
STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134170939, issued on 05/15/2006.
Does STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. prescribe opioids?
Yes, STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. had 57 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.7%.
How many Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 607 Facial Plastic Surgery Physician providers across 47 states in the US. The average Facial Plastic Surgery Physician provider writes 428 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Fluticasone Propionate, Mometasone Furoate, Mupirocin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. accept Medicare?
STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,215 Part D claims and 360 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.'s credentials?
STEPHEN SCHELL, M.D.'s NPI is 1134170939 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology