Steven R. Wardell, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Palos Heights, IL
Steven R. Wardell, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1639177652, issued on Jul 13, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036089118, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven R. Wardell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 036089118 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7600 W College Dr, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 361-0600
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 923-2529
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181024003007); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven R. Wardell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036089118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,420 Medicare Part D claims for 518 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 273 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam550 claims
- Amoxicillin205 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium201 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen162 claims
- Tramadol Hcl86 claims
- Celecoxib56 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 67.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,906.04
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Parkview Orthopaedic Group S CPalos Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven R. Wardell among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois
Steven R. Wardell, M.D. is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 51% 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 Illinois 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 Illinois
There are 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 995 in Illinois → Every provider in Palos Heights → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bruce Dolitsky, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631356330286
- Sarah Harangody, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631912325507
- Kevin Luke, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631437157443
- Scott Price, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631285632232
- Robert Semba, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631487652400
- Robert Atkenson, MDOrland Park, IL 604621184638108
- Paul Atkenson, MDOrland Park, IL 604621407879547
- David Butler, M.D.Orland Park, IL 604621093765844
Common questions
What is Steven R. Wardell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven R. Wardell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639177652, issued on Jul 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven R. Wardell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7600 W College Dr, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 361-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven R. Wardell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036089118, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven R. Wardell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven R. Wardell, M.D. had 1,420 Medicare Part D claims for 518 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven R. Wardell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.