Stephen Ross Steele, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · La Quinta, CA
Stephen Ross Steele, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Quinta, California, and NPI 1285632604, issued on Jul 9, 2005. Check the license (California 5555, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Ross Steele
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 5555 CA
20A5555 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 45280 Seeley Dr, La Quinta, CA 92253
- Phone
- (760) 610-7300
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2022
- Fax
- (760) 610-7301
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Ross Steele in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 5555Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,769 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Zolpidem Tartrate110 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium107 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium102 claims
- Alprazolam92 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl84 claims
- Lisinopril83 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Stephen Ross Steele among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Stephen Ross Steele, D.O. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Quinta
They are 27 of the 468 NPPES records with a practice address in La Quinta, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Ross Steele, D.O.'s NPI number?
Stephen Ross Steele, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285632604, issued on Jul 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Ross Steele, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45280 Seeley Dr, La Quinta, CA, 92253. Phone: (760) 610-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Ross Steele, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 5555, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Ross Steele, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Ross Steele, D.O. had 2,769 Medicare Part D claims for 515 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Ross Steele, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.