NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician NPI 1285945998 DO
Verify on CMS → Steven Brown, DO
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 635 in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery 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
40
Medicare Part D claims · 26 beneficiaries · Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician avg: 125
MIPS score
79.4/100
▼ 4 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$1.9K
15 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Steven Brown, DO reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.4/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 40 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 79.4/100
- MIPS score · -4 vs avg
- 40
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥26th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
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 Brown, DO
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 1285945998), first enumerated 06/28/2010.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 40 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 79.4/100 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.
- 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
$1.9K in reported industry payments (15 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 1285945998 · Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-BELOW · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1285945998
- ENUM-MID 2010
- TAX-NARROW 635
- MIPS-BELOW 79.4/100
- RX-TRACE 40
- BOOK-THIN 3 in Iowa
- PHOTO-FINISH Anuj Singla · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Joe Gordon · low…
Joe Gordon
79.3 MIPS pts
- Scott Luhmann · …
Scott Luhmann
79.3 MIPS pts
- Brown · this pro…
Brown · this provider
79.4 MIPS pts
- Anuj Singla · hi…
Anuj Singla
79.4 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Steven Brown, DO'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.
79 ≥ 26th percentile 26% 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 Brown, DO sits
This provider among pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician peers
Across the 37 pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Steven Brown, DO writes more Part D claims than 30% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 38% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one pediatric orthopaedic surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 36; the gold marker is Steven Brown, DO. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Steven Brown, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - 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 Steven Brown, DO?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
40 68% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
79.4/100 4.1 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Iowa
How Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Iowa providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Steven Brown, DO's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 79.4/100
- 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 | 1285945998 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | DO |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/28/2010 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
79.393
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
77.7697
Quality
54.3735
Cost
99
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Steven Brown, DO 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.
Physicians Clinic OF Iowa PC
Cedar Rapids, IA
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 Brown, DO. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.9K
Largest payer
Stryker Corporation
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.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
40
Total Claims
$642
Total Drug Cost
26
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 50
- Total Day Supply
- 872
- Brand Drug Cost
- $0
- Generic Drug Cost
- $642
- Opioid Claims
- 17 (42.5% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.33
- Gender Split
- 54% female / 46% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Overview
How Steven Brown, DO fits within the Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
635
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in US
50
States with Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
125
Avg Claims per Provider
Steven Brown, DO's 40 claims are below the specialty average of 125.
Nationwide Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Brown, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (79.4 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2010)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Providers in Iowa
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Iowa, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Brown.
One of 3 Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Iowa, 2 are shown here.
Compare Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Steven Brown, DO's specialty? ▼
Steven Brown, DO specializes in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician and practices in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Credentials: DO.
How much does Steven Brown, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Steven Brown, DO wrote 40 Medicare Part D claims totaling $642 in drug costs for 26 beneficiaries.
What is Steven Brown, DO's Medicare quality score? ▼
Steven Brown, DO has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 79.4/100 (Quality: 77.8, Cost: 54.4). 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 Brown, DO located? ▼
Steven Brown, DO is located at 202 10TH ST SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403. Phone: (319) 247-3018.
What is Steven Brown, DO's NPI number? ▼
Steven Brown, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285945998, issued on 06/28/2010.
Does Steven Brown, DO prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Steven Brown, DO had 17 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 42.5%.
How many Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 635 Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers across 50 states in the US. The average Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician provider writes 125 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Steven Brown, DO prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Steven Brown, DO's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Steven Brown, DO accept Medicare? ▼
Steven Brown, DO appears in CMS Medicare data with 40 Part D claims and 26 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Steven Brown, DO's credentials? ▼
Steven Brown, DO's NPI is 1285945998 with credentials DO. 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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