NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Edward Small, DO

Plastic Surgery Physician · Toms River, NJ

Stephen Edward Small, DO is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Toms River, New Jersey, and NPI 1518956002, issued on Oct 18, 2005. Check the license (New Jersey 25MB07162600, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1518956002
Name
Stephen Edward Small
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License numbers
25MB07162600 NJ
34008382 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
413 Lakehurst RD Ste 301, Toms River, NJ 08755
Phone
(732) 255-7155
Enumerated
Oct 18, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2025
Fax
(732) 255-7455
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051109000668); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1998
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 ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

198 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Small198
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Cefadroxil104 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl18 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl15 claims
  4. Acyclovir11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 62.3 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 score35.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%61.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $102.68

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Small$102.68
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Stephen Edward Small among 197 plastic surgery physician records in New Jersey

Stephen Edward Small, DO is one of 197 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 80% 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, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 1998 among the 99 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in New Jersey

There are 197 plastic surgery physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Vaccaro, M.D.Toms River, NJ 087551861463267
  2. Christopher Godek, MDToms River, NJ 087531558300889
  3. Caroline Glicksman, M.D.F.A.C.S.Sea Girt, NJ 087501467429027
  4. Richard Guzewicz, M.D.Manasquan, NJ 087361437122181
  5. Naveen Ahuja, MDEast Brunswick, NJ 088161780834630
  6. Smita Ramanadham, MDEast Brunswick, NJ 088161548464324
  7. Nolis Arkoulakis, M.D.Edison, NJ 088201487605689
  8. Michael Risin, M.D.Edison, NJ 088201407800808

Common questions

What is Stephen Edward Small, DO's NPI number?

Stephen Edward Small, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518956002, issued on Oct 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Edward Small, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 413 Lakehurst RD Ste 301, Toms River, NJ, 08755. Phone: (732) 255-7155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Edward Small, DO's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MB07162600, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Stephen Edward Small, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Edward Small, DO had 198 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Stephen Edward Small, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 62.3 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.