What is Stephen Tower's specialty?

Stephen Tower (NPI 1710915962) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Anchorage, AK.

Where does Stephen Tower practice?

Stephen Tower practices in Anchorage, AK, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1710915962.

How much does Medicare pay Stephen Tower?

Stephen Tower (NPI 1710915962) received approximately $109K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 190 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1710915962

Stephen TowerMD

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Orthopedic SurgeryAnchorage, AKI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

519

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,569

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$81K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 66 Orthopedic Surgery providers in AK — top quintile (cohort median 1,043).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

231

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin96 claims

Tramadol Hcl68 claims

Meloxicam26 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen23 claims

Water For Irrigation,sterile18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

70.6

Quality

83.4

Cost

16.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

-0.53%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$108

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$108

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$108

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Stephen Tower'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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES WASHINGTON	95	395
Diagnostic Health Center Of Anchorage, Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Anchorage, AK	45	112
Municipality Of Anchorage Ambulance Service Provider · Anchorage, AK	15	39
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Seattle, WA	13	35
Wandal Winn Diagnostic Radiology · Anchorage, AK	12	21
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Seattle, WA	11	24

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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