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2026 NPPES data Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician NPI 1285632604 D.O.
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Stephen Steele, D.O.

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in La Quinta, California.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 2,236 in Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 515 beneficiaries · Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
84.3/100
▲ 1 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
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What the federal data shows

Stephen Steele, D.O. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 84.3/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,769 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

84.3/100
MIPS score · +1 vs avg
3K
Part D claims, 2024
88%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Stephen Steele, D.O.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1285632604), first enumerated 07/09/2005.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 2,769 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 84.3/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Stephen Steele, D.O.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: MBC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1285632604 · Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-INLINE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1285632604
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2005
  • TAX-NARROW 2,236
  • MIPS-INLINE 84.3/100
  • RX-MID 2,769
  • BOOK-THIN 229 in California
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dennis Cardone · ±0.2

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Stephen Steele, D.O.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

84 ≥ 42nd percentile 42% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Stephen Steele, D.O. sits

This provider among sports medicine (family medicine) physician peers

Across the 526 sports medicine (family medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Stephen Steele, D.O. writes more Part D claims than 89% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 50% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Stephen Steele, D.O., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 89 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one sports medicine (family medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Stephen Steele, D.O.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Stephen Steele, D.O. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Stephen Steele, D.O.?

Near national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/09/2005

NPI 1285632604

Primary specialty

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician

Niche

2,236 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

2,769 113% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,299

MIPS final score

84.3/100 0.8 pts vs avg

Above neutral band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in California

How Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.9%Marriage & Family Therapist5.4%Student in an Organized Heal…5.1%Mental Health Counselor3.7%Pharmacist3.4%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Sports Medicine (Family Medi…0%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Stephen Steele, D.O.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician national average

Near national average
MIPS Final Score
84.3/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%84.3%
MIPS final score (Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician) - 84.3/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

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).

Practice Address

45280 SEELEY DR
La Quinta, CA 92253
(760) 610-7300

Provider Details

NPI 1285632604
Specialty Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
Credentials D.O.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/09/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

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

84.3027
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
88.9562
Quality
58.7194
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 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 ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Stephen Steele, D.O.. To verify Stephen Steele, D.O.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC 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 California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Stephen Steele, D.O. - brand share 11.0%
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician average

11% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 2,769 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

2,769
Total Claims
$235K
Total Drug Cost
515
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
5,610.833
Total Day Supply
158,161
Brand vs Generic
11% brand / 88% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$192K
Generic Drug Cost
$41K
Opioid Claims
61 (2.2% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
141

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
78.3 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.14
Gender Split
40% female / 60% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Stephen Steele, D.O. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Zolpidem Tartrate
 110
Atorvastatin Calcium
 107
Levothyroxine Sodium
 102
Alprazolam
 92
Tamsulosin Hcl
 84
Lisinopril
 83
Amlodipine Besylate
 64
Rosuvastatin Calcium
 60
Gabapentin
 53
Prednisone
 52

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

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Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Overview

How Stephen Steele, D.O. fits within the Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

2,236
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in US
52
States with Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
1,299
Avg Claims per Provider

Stephen Steele, D.O.'s 2,769 claims are above the specialty average of 1,299.

Nationwide Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Steele, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (84.3 here).

Dennis Cardone 84.5 NY Rupinder Johal 84.5 NY Joseph Ryan Bautista 84.5 NY James Tytko 84.5 OH

Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

David Birnbaum Battle Mountain, NV Jerry Goddard Carbondale, IL Todd May Layton, UT Richard Derby O Fallon, IL

Nearby Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician Providers in California

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

One of 229 Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Alexandra Abbott
MD
Palo Alto, CA
Dr. Allan Abbott
M.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Ty Affleck
MD
Santa Rosa, CA
Dr. Elmo Agatep
M.D.
Huntington Beach, CA
Dr. Arturo Aguilar
MD
Huntington Beach, CA

Compare Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Stephen Steele, D.O.'s specialty? ▼
Stephen Steele, D.O. specializes in Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician and practices in La Quinta, California. Credentials: D.O..
How much does Stephen Steele, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Stephen Steele, D.O. wrote 2,769 Medicare Part D claims totaling $235K in drug costs for 515 beneficiaries.
What is Stephen Steele, D.O.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Stephen Steele, D.O. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 84.3/100 (Quality: 89, Cost: 58.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Stephen Steele, D.O. located? ▼
Stephen Steele, D.O. is located at 45280 SEELEY DR, La Quinta, CA, 92253. Phone: (760) 610-7300.
What is Stephen Steele, D.O.'s NPI number? ▼
Stephen Steele, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285632604, issued on 07/09/2005.
Does Stephen Steele, D.O. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Stephen Steele, D.O.'s prescribing is 11% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $192K in brand drug costs.
Does Stephen Steele, D.O. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Stephen Steele, D.O. had 61 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.2%.
How many Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 2,236 Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,299 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Stephen Steele, D.O. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Stephen Steele, D.O.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Zolpidem Tartrate, Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Stephen Steele, D.O. accept Medicare? ▼
Stephen Steele, D.O. appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,769 Part D claims and 515 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Stephen Steele, D.O.'s credentials? ▼
Stephen Steele, D.O.'s NPI is 1285632604 with credentials D.O.. 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

View source datasets and methodology notes
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 (2024). 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (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

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.