NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Acute Care Nurse Practitioner NPI 1629243530 ACNP
Verify on CMS → Steven Arnold, ACNP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in McComb, Mississippi.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 25,345 in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, 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.
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Prescribing volume
237
Medicare Part D claims · 76 beneficiaries · Acute Care Nurse Practitioner avg: 623
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 13% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
71/100
▼ 12 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$179.35
8 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Steven Arnold, ACNP reported a CMS MIPS final score of 71/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 237 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 71/100
- MIPS score · -12 vs avg
- 237
- Part D claims, 2024
- 87%
- generic prescribing
- $179.35
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
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 Steven Arnold, ACNP
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 1629243530), first enumerated 04/23/2008.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 237 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 71/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$179.35 in reported industry payments (8 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1629243530 · Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1629243530
- ENUM-MID 2008
- TAX-MID 25K Acute Care
- MIPS-LOW 71/100
- RX-LIGHT 237
- BOOK-THIN 248 in Mississippi
- PHOTO-FINISH Cynthia Lick · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Arnold · this pr…
Arnold · this provider
71 MIPS pts
- Christina Barnes…
Christina Barnes
71 MIPS pts
- Cynthia Lick · n…
Cynthia Lick
71 MIPS pts
- Matthew Bean · n…
Matthew Bean
71 MIPS pts
- Jennifer Farley …
Jennifer Farley
71 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Steven Arnold, ACNP'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.
71 ≥ 9th percentile 9% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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 Steven Arnold, ACNP sits
This provider among acute care nurse practitioner peers
Across the 3,830 acute care nurse practitioner providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Steven Arnold, ACNP writes more Part D claims than 59% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 4% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one acute care nurse practitioner peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Steven Arnold, ACNP. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Steven Arnold, ACNP?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Medicare Part D claims
237 62% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
71/100 12.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Mississippi
How Acute Care Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Mississippi providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Steven Arnold, ACNP's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 71/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
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
Provider Details
| NPI | 1629243530 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Acute Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | ACNP |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/23/2008 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
71.0019
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
56.5817
Quality
58.4246
Cost
86
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Steven Arnold, ACNP bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center
McComb, MS
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Steven Arnold, ACNP. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$179
Largest payer
Biosense Webster, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Steven Arnold, ACNP - brand share 13.0%
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner average
13% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 237 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.
237
Total Claims
$14K
Total Drug Cost
76
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 294.433
- Total Day Supply
- 7,448
- Brand vs Generic
- 13% brand / 87% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $11K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $2K
- Opioid Claims
- 11 (4.6% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.47
- Gender Split
- 42% female / 58% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Steven Arnold, ACNP prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Sucralfate
Sucralfate
60 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
50 claims
- Colchicine
Colchicine
35 claims
- Furosemide
Furosemide
24 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate 12
Metoprolol Succinate
12 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 11
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
11 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Sucralfate | 60 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 50 |
| Colchicine | 35 |
| Furosemide | 24 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 12 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Steven Arnold, ACNP fits within the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
25,345
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
53
States with Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
623
Avg Claims per Provider
Steven Arnold, ACNP's 237 claims are below the specialty average of 623.
Nationwide Acute Care Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Arnold, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (71 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2008)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Providers in Mississippi
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Mississippi, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Arnold.
One of 248 Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in Mississippi, 5 are shown here.
Victoria Acker
Flowood, MS
Stephanie Addison
NP
Biloxi, MS
Amber Adell
AGACNP-BC
Olive Branch, MS
Joshua Alderman
NP
Wiggins, MS
Andrea Alexander
AGACNP
Jackson, MS
Compare Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Steven Arnold, ACNP's specialty? ▼
Steven Arnold, ACNP specializes in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and practices in McComb, Mississippi. Credentials: ACNP.
How much does Steven Arnold, ACNP prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Steven Arnold, ACNP wrote 237 Medicare Part D claims totaling $14K in drug costs for 76 beneficiaries.
What is Steven Arnold, ACNP's Medicare quality score? ▼
Steven Arnold, ACNP has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 71/100 (Quality: 56.6, Cost: 58.4). 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 Steven Arnold, ACNP located? ▼
Steven Arnold, ACNP is located at 303 MARION AVE, McComb, MS, 39648. Phone: (601) 249-1350.
What is Steven Arnold, ACNP's NPI number? ▼
Steven Arnold, ACNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629243530, issued on 04/23/2008.
Does Steven Arnold, ACNP prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Steven Arnold, ACNP's prescribing is 13% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $11K in brand drug costs.
Does Steven Arnold, ACNP prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Steven Arnold, ACNP had 11 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.6%.
How many Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 25,345 Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers across 53 states in the US. The average Acute Care Nurse Practitioner provider writes 623 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Steven Arnold, ACNP prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Steven Arnold, ACNP's most frequently prescribed drugs include Sucralfate, Pantoprazole Sodium, Colchicine. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Steven Arnold, ACNP accept Medicare? ▼
Steven Arnold, ACNP appears in CMS Medicare data with 237 Part D claims and 76 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Steven Arnold, ACNP's credentials? ▼
Steven Arnold, ACNP's NPI is 1629243530 with credentials ACNP. 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).
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