NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steve Brian Behrens, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · New York, NY

Steve Brian Behrens, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1932305992, issued on Jun 26, 2007. Check the license (New York 272009, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1932305992
Name
Steve Brian Behrens
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
272009 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
520 E 70TH St # KK-208, New York, NY 10021
Phone
(646) 962-4620
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140605001925); accepts Medicare assignment
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 520 E 70TH St # KK-208

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

  1. Kirsten GrueterNurse Practitioner1972165850

Verify Steve Brian Behrens in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Steve Behrens14
  2. Specialty average346

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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $15,552.43

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Synthes USA Products LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Steve Behrens$15,552
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. NY Society For The Relief OF Ruptured And Crippled MaintainingNew York, NY

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

Steve Brian Behrens among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York

Steve Brian Behrens, M.D. is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Athanasian, MDNew York, NY 100211740265727
  2. John Blanco, M.D.New York, NY 100211386623742
  3. Patrick Boland, MDNew York, NY 100211679552046
  4. Edward Crane, MDNew York, NY 100211841245974
  5. Fred Cushner, MDNew York, NY 100211588637938
  6. Andreas Gomoll, MDNew York, NY 100211649259946
  7. Steven Harwin, MDNew York, NY 100211962465542
  8. Allan Inglis, M.D.New York, NY 100211578554952

Common questions

What is Steve Brian Behrens, M.D.'s NPI number?

Steve Brian Behrens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932305992, issued on Jun 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steve Brian Behrens, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 E 70TH St # KK-208, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (646) 962-4620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steve Brian Behrens, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 272009, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Steve Brian Behrens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steve Brian Behrens, M.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Steve Brian Behrens, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.