What is Stephen Ripple's specialty?

Stephen Ripple (NPI 1477528461) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Glendale, AZ.

Where does Stephen Ripple practice?

Stephen Ripple practices in Glendale, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1477528461.

How much does Medicare pay Stephen Ripple?

Stephen Ripple (NPI 1477528461) received approximately $110K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 398 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1477528461

Stephen RippleM.D.

Orthopedic SurgeryGlendale, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,119

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,154

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$85K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 454 Orthopedic Surgery providers in AZ — above median (cohort median 1,274).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$399

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Methylprednisolone33 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen22 claims

Tramadol Hcl12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.1

Quality

76.3

Cost

71.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.38%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$32

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$32

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$32

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Stephen Ripple's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VHS OF ARROWHEAD, INC	21	38
Oner Khera Orthopedic Surgery · Shreveport, LA	16	23
BANNER THUNDERBIRD MEDICAL CENTER	13	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc Clinical Laboratory · Phoenix, AZ	83	179
Oner Khera Orthopedic Surgery · Shreveport, LA	33	65
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Phoenix, AZ	31	71
Metro Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Peoria, AZ	30	71
SMI IMAGING, LLC	27	47
SELECT PHYSICAL THERAPY HOLDINGS INC	19	155
Marc Rosen Orthopedic Surgery · Phoenix, AZ	18	34
SMI IMAGING, LLC	15	26
Brent Hansen Orthopedic Surgery · Glendale, AZ	13	15

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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