Steven S. Fountain, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Palm Desert, CA
Steven S. Fountain, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1144472010, issued on Oct 22, 2008. Check the license (California C33261, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven S. Fountain
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- C33261 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 74990 Country Club Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 341-8800
- Enumerated
- Oct 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 74990 Country Club Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven S. Fountain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C33261Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
34 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.
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: $13.38
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
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Common questions
What is Steven S. Fountain, MD's NPI number?
Steven S. Fountain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144472010, issued on Oct 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven S. Fountain, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 74990 Country Club Dr, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 341-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven S. Fountain, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C33261, 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 Steven S. Fountain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven S. Fountain, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.