NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Raad Stephan, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · La Jolla, CA

Stephen Raad Stephan, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1871088989, issued on Jun 30, 2018. Check the license (California A160822, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871088989
Name
Stephen Raad Stephan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
License numbers
A160822 CA
313591 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10710 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 554-7988
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230727001734); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Drexel University College Of Medicine, 2017
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 10710 N Torrey Pines RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nicole AdamsNurse Practitioner1891167029
  2. Rachel Adrian, RN, MSN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1548870686
  3. Laura Alberton, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1992770655
  4. Sonia Ali, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1730451089
  5. Danica Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811601859
  6. Jacqueline Anderson, MDSurgery Physician1912427873

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024

372 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 106 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Stephan372
  2. Specialty average381

Most prescribed

  1. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl91 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl61 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone60 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
  5. Methocarbamol23 claims
  6. Calcitonin-Salmon20 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: $4,577.71

71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Stephan$4,578
  2. Specialty average$34,072

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Stephen Raad Stephan among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California

Stephen Raad Stephan, MD is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California

There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ali Bagheri, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371760632947
  2. Gregory Mundis, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371992844781
  3. Mark Nelson, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371245341601
  4. Roger Thorne, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371336190826
  5. Richard Thunder, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371780602276
  6. Daniel Barba, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251407128580
  7. Abhiram Gande, MDEscondido, CA 920251730508979
  8. Jeffrey Schiffman, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251366450785

Common questions

What is Stephen Raad Stephan, MD's NPI number?

Stephen Raad Stephan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871088989, issued on Jun 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Raad Stephan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10710 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-7988. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Raad Stephan, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A160822, 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 Raad Stephan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen Raad Stephan, MD had 372 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.