NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven C. Burns, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Tempe, AZ

Steven C. Burns, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tempe, Arizona, and NPI 1437154549, issued on Jun 15, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 15957, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; 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
1437154549
Name
Steven C. Burns
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
15957 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2034 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone
(480) 777-0077
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 28, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(480) 731-4741
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051116000725); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1983
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 2034 E Southern Ave

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

  1. Mark Brachfeld, M.D.Specialist1801953484
  2. Camelle Jones, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1508356411
  3. Elizabeth Markwalder, RNObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1174828842
  4. Amy RoheAudiologist1982864864
  5. Genowefa Sarko, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1225139322
  6. Carolyn Smith, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1558462614

Verify Steven C. Burns in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Steven Burns1,087
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium93 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate40 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium37 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl Er36 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium31 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: $116.68

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mylan Specialty L.P. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Steven Burns$116.68
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Premier Medical Group LLCTempe, AZ

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

Steven C. Burns among 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona

Steven C. Burns, M.D. is one of 3,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 1,775 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 54% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

70 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tempe

They are 70 of the 4,310 NPPES records with a practice address in Tempe, and 3,119 family medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eduardo Alcantar, M.D,.Tempe, AZ 852821184731523
  2. John Avery, D.O.Tempe, AZ 852821588613707
  3. Jacqueline Bardwell, MDTempe, AZ 852821780798173
  4. Stephen Chakmakian, D.O.Tempe, AZ 852821942296835
  5. Christopher Finlay, MDTempe, AZ 852821538176912
  6. Jihad Halloum, M.D.Tempe, AZ 852821306862479
  7. Tracey Martin, MDTempe, AZ 852821770589491
  8. Lucinda Michel, D.O.Tempe, AZ 852821194841205

Common questions

What is Steven C. Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?

Steven C. Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437154549, issued on Jun 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven C. Burns, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2034 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ, 85282. Phone: (480) 777-0077. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven C. Burns, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 15957, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Steven C. Burns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven C. Burns, M.D. had 1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.