Active NPI 1477528461 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Stephen W Ripple , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Glendale, AZ

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Stephen Ripple, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Glendale, AZ. With approximately 34 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine in 1992, Dr. Ripple delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 5605 W EUGIE AVE.

Dr. Ripple maintains professional affiliations with Banner Physician Specialists Arizona Llc, Bhsm Rehabilitation Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, bupivicaine, not otherwise specified, 0.5 mg, injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

5605 W Eugie Ave
Ste 111

Glendale, AZ 853041273

Telephone 6022988888

Fax 6029784129

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Taz Glendale, Llc Facility NPI 1528426806

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1992

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Glendale, AZ

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

34 Yrs +9.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 24.1 Yrs

State Avg: 26.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

10 Specialists

Practicing in Glendale, AZ (501 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

66.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ripple (34 Years) 34 Yrs

Glendale Specialty Average (24.1 Years) 24.1 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0665 Injection, bupivicaine, not otherwise specified, 0.5 mg	1,035	31	$0.10	$0.01
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	886	156	$2.49	$0.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	345	225	$220.77	$88.22
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	230	148	$164.87	$65.83
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	152	122	$83.84	$33.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	139	121	$308.99	$124.50
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	91	91	$272.73	$107.97
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	63	22	$316.93	$124.79
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	48	48	$409.25	$160.62
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	44	42	$100.00	$39.77
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	22	21	$178.32	$55.25
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	17	15	$99.00	$40.09
29822 Removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	16	16	$1501.00	$282.49
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	15	13	$130.00	$45.50
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	14	12	$89.00	$36.28
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	13	12	$79.00	$32.04
23412 Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff	13	13	$2222.00	$832.80
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	11	11	$99.00	$38.70

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0665 Injection, bupivicaine, not otherwise specified, 0.5 mg	2,201	39	$0.10	$0.02
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	758	139	$2.77	$1.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	233	163	$171.00	$87.63
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	232	145	$166.55	$66.73
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	151	129	$251.00	$121.24
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	138	105	$84.00	$33.43
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	99	28	$326.88	$128.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	68	68	$252.00	$107.99
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	58	44	$100.00	$39.13
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	53	53	$383.00	$160.50
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	53	50	$143.00	$55.06
29822 Removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	24	24	$1501.00	$291.62
23412 Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff	23	23	$2222.00	$810.12
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	13	11	$89.00	$36.05
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	12	12	$99.00	$38.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	848	155	$3.03	$1.15
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	220	151	$169.82	$67.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	210	143	$171.00	$88.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	209	159	$251.00	$125.18
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	103	88	$83.77	$33.92
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	68	18	$362.56	$143.77
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	67	$252.00	$108.93
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	62	62	$383.00	$163.97
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	45	41	$100.00	$40.22
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	44	41	$143.00	$55.35
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	21	14	$84.00	$32.66
23412 Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff	20	20	$2222.00	$843.70
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	14	14	$99.00	$39.73
29822 Removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	14	14	$1501.00	$286.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	871	148	$3.25	$1.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	237	168	$251.00	$126.41
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	216	135	$171.85	$67.31
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	191	140	$171.00	$89.13
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	112	91	$84.00	$33.43
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	65	17	$344.42	$137.75
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	63	63	$383.00	$161.47
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	62	62	$252.00	$109.45
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	60	52	$100.00	$39.40
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	34	33	$143.00	$54.53
29822 Removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	19	17	$1501.00	$326.48
23412 Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff	19	19	$2222.00	$847.68
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	18	14	$99.00	$39.38
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	12	11	$97.00	$38.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	657	123	$3.66	$1.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	268	187	$171.00	$73.56
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	149	111	$166.98	$64.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	126	126	$252.00	$106.33
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	99	85	$84.00	$32.26
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	51	41	$100.00	$38.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	38	$251.00	$106.25
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	20	20	$143.00	$45.07

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	560	323	$215.06	$73.07
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	428	171	$25.00	$6.72
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	226	179	$273.85	$59.41
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	164	164	$318.16	$107.40
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	144	122	$86.42	$28.81
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	138	33	$21.35	$1.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	57	$318.25	$106.97
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	54	46	$107.00	$35.13
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	25	18	$98.00	$47.56
29822 Removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	23	22	$2280.00	$323.96
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	23	23	$106.00	$35.23
23412 Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff	23	22	$3500.00	$858.35
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	17	17	$123.00	$40.75
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	12	12	$104.00	$35.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	546	319	$164.58	$72.02
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	436	203	$25.00	$6.88
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	230	190	$277.38	$60.34
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	172	172	$246.03	$106.88
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	144	129	$93.68	$28.34
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	61	$211.00	$106.58
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	65	54	$115.58	$33.30
23412 Repair of chronic torn shoulder rotator cuff	25	25	$3500.00	$861.76
73565 X-ray of both knees while standing	20	20	$103.90	$34.26
29822 Removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	18	18	$2280.00	$351.45
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	18	15	$92.00	$46.35
23430 Anchoring of biceps tendon	15	15	$1505.00	$476.07
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	13	12	$95.85	$30.43
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	12	12	$83.33	$41.03
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	12	11	$124.00	$40.06
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	12	11	$105.00	$50.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	482	294	$125.46	$69.57
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	218	168	$25.00	$6.70
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	203	161	$248.66	$60.08
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	165	165	$178.79	$102.74
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	103	90	$83.30	$27.73
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	74	64	$92.14	$34.18
J7324 Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	26	12	$326.00	$145.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	21	$165.00	$99.46
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	16	15	$109.38	$39.62
29822 Removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	14	14	$2287.14	$362.44
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	14	12	$168.00	$44.35

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License AZ 25851

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

616708 (AZ)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Healthnet

3Z3940 (AZ)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Banner Physician Specialists Arizona Llc

10401 W Thunderbird Blvd, Sun City, AZ 853513004

Phone: 6238324000

Bhsm Rehabilitation Llc

25101 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Peoria, AZ 853831386

Phone: 6026106866

Banner Physician Specialists Arizona Llc

5601 W Eugie Ave, Glendale, AZ 853041256

Phone: 6028654510

Banner Physician Specialists Arizona Llc

5555 W Thunderbird Rd, Glendale, AZ 853064622

Phone: 6028655555

Banner Physician Specialists Arizona Llc

9165 W Thunderbird Rd, Peoria, AZ 853814847

Phone: 6232851120

Banner Physician Specialists Arizona Llc

7701 W Aspera Blvd, Glendale, AZ 853087935

Phone: 6232482100

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

10 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Matthew Soderlund , DO

Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Trauma

NPI 1003310970

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Dr. Kishore Tipirneni , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1033184486

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Kimberly Valentine , RNFA

Registered Nurse - Orthopedic

NPI 1073725867

Dr. Marc Rosen , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1194790188

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dylan Kertzie

Physician Assistant

NPI 1265318224

Dr. Jonathan Landsman , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

NPI 1548235146

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active May 16, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 16, 2013

Registered at 5605 W EUGIE AVE, STE 111, GLENDALE, AZ 853041273 (Tel: 6022988888)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 16, 2013

Registered at P.O. BOX 29870, PHOENIX, AZ 850389870 (Tel: 6027723800)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 16, 2013

Recorded as STEPHEN RIPPLE, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 16, 2013

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #25851 in AZ)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 22, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1477528461

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: February 22, 2006

Last Update: May 16, 2013

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

P.o. Box 29870

Phoenix, AZ 850389870

Phone: 6027723800

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