NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Joseph Girdler, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Newport Beach, CA

Steven Joseph Girdler, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1235628173, issued on May 7, 2018. Check the license (California A193755, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1235628173
Name
Steven Joseph Girdler
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
A193755 CA
74109 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3501 Jamboree RD Ste 1250, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone
(502) 488-0050
Enumerated
May 7, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 3, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240619002028); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2018
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 3501 Jamboree RD Ste 1250

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

  1. Vivek Babaria, D.O.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1972917748
  2. Brandon Hirsch, M.D., INC.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1447559216
  3. Henry May, PA-CPhysician Assistant1588246011
  4. Ali Mesiwala, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1306814868
  5. Ando Muneno, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1164977005
  6. Stephanie Nguyen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1548812621

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

23 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. Steven Girdler23
  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.

Industry payments in 2024: $8,457.17

42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, 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.

  1. Steven Girdler$8,457
  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.

Steven Joseph Girdler among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

Steven Joseph Girdler, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 66% 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 California 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 California

There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zachary Adler, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601396884391
  2. Taylor Dunphy, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601063832277
  3. Scott Forman, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601306881842
  4. David Gazzaniga, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601720001423
  5. Theodore Gregorius, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601013950450
  6. Michael Hunter, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601346622040
  7. Warren Kramer, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601700997038
  8. Corey Lieber, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601104946086

Common questions

What is Steven Joseph Girdler, MD's NPI number?

Steven Joseph Girdler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235628173, issued on May 7, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Joseph Girdler, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3501 Jamboree RD Ste 1250, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (502) 488-0050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Joseph Girdler, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A193755, 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 Joseph Girdler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Joseph Girdler, MD had 23 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.