Dr. Steven D. Western, DO

  • Palm Springs, CA
  • General practice physician
NPI1821074063PAC ID5496662199
Medicare services, 2024
338
Medicare patients, 2026
158
Part D claims, 2026
13,559
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$40
Practice address
560 Paseo Dorotea, Palm Springs, CA 92264
Practice phone
Call (760) 320-1199
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Western Primary Care Inc

Palm Springs, California

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Dr. Steven D. Western is a general practice physician in Palm Springs, California

Dr. Western practices at Western Primary Care Inc in Palm Springs, California.

Dr. Western's NPI, 1821074063, was assigned on December 20, 2005. Dr. Western graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1995. Dr. Western holds California license 20A7125.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5496662199
NPI enumeration date
December 20, 2005
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(760) 320-1199
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Steven D. Western practices at Western Primary Care Inc in Palm Springs, California

Dr. Western's primary practice is Western Primary Care Inc, at 560 Paseo Dorotea, Palm Springs, CA 92264 in Riverside County. The practice phone is (760) 320-1199.

  • Western Primary Care Inc
    560 Paseo Dorotea, Palm Springs, CA 92264 · Riverside CountyPhone(760) 320-1199

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Steven D. Western is affiliated with 5 sites of care

Dr. Western's primary practice is Western Primary Care Inc in Palm Springs, California. Dr. Western is also affiliated with Desert Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Western to 1 more hospital and 2 physician offices, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Steven D. Western's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Western practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Western Primary Care IncAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Steven D. Western is one of 1,526 general practice physicians in California

General practice is Dr. Western's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dr. Western is board certified in 1997 - 2026 by the CA State License. Dr. Western is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • General practice, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense 20A7125 · taxonomy 208D00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acne, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm, anxiety and aortic atherosclerois among the conditions Dr. Western treats.

General practice physicians near Dr. Western

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1,526general practice physicians in California
6general practice physicians in Palm Springs

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Steven D. Western billed Medicare for 338 services in 2024

CMS data shows 338 Medicare services from Dr. Western across 3 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 158 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $21,959 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024338
Medicare patients158
Paid by Medicare$21,959
Procedure codes3

Dr. Western's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3672024: 3388%

Dr. Western compared with the California median for general practice physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Western
  • California median
Medicare services
338vs 26229% above
Medicare patients
158vs 13616% above
Part D claims
12,822vs 19266.8 times

Medians across 1,114 general practice physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Western's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Steven D. Western treated 158 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 73

CMS counts 158 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Western in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 87 patients. 70% of them have high cholesterol, and 60% have high blood pressure. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.90, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Western's median patient age at 69, with 41% women.

Medicare patients, 2026158
Average age73
Average risk score0.90
Also on Medicaid19%

Dr. Western's Medicare patients by age, 2026

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Western's Medicare patients by sex, 2026

  • Women7950%
  • Men7950%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Western's Medicare patients, 2026

  1. High cholesterol70%
  2. High blood pressure60%
  3. Arthritis39%
  4. Diabetes27%
  5. Ischemic heart disease22%
  6. Mood disorders21%
  7. Depression20%
  8. Anxiety16%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Western's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women41%
  • Men58%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Steven D. Western wrote 13,559 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Western wrote 13,559 Medicare Part D claims for 805 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12,822 of them, across 167 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $820,375 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 13,405 claims across 168 drugs.

Part D claims, 202613,559
Drugs named by CMS167
Total drug cost$820,375
Part D patients805

Dr. Western's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026

  • Generic12,302 claims91%
  • Brand-name1,205 claims9%
  • Other52 claims0%

Dr. Western's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Western's Part D claims, 2026

  • Opioids1%142 of 13,559 claims
  • Antibiotics3%364 of 13,559 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%66 of 13,559 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 13,4052024: 12,8224%

Drugs named by CMS: 167 in 2024, 168 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

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Dr. Steven D. Western received $40 in industry payments from 2017 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Western from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $25.

General payments to Dr. Western by program year, 2017 to 2021

Companies that paid Dr. Western the most, 2017 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Steven D. Western graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Dr. Western graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolWesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
  2. Board certified in 1997 - 2026CA State License
  3. Board certified in 1998 - 2004TX State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Steven D. Western accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Western is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Molina
  • Alliant Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Western accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO8
  2. PPO8
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Steven D. Western's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Steven D. Western's NPI number?

Dr. Steven D. Western's NPI number is 1821074063. It was assigned on December 20, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Steven D. Western?

Dr. Steven D. Western is a general practice physician in Palm Springs, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).

Where does Dr. Steven D. Western practice?

Dr. Western practices at 560 Paseo Dorotea, Palm Springs, CA 92264. Dr. Western's primary practice is Western Primary Care Inc in Palm Springs, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Western to 1 hospital and 2 physician offices, and a free account names each one.

What is Dr. Steven D. Western's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Western is (760) 320-1199. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

What is Dr. Steven D. Western's email address?

Dmand AI checks professional and personal email addresses for Dr. Western through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. They are available with a free Dmand AI account.

What is Dr. Steven D. Western's medical license number?

Dr. Western holds California license 20A7125.

Which hospitals is Dr. Steven D. Western affiliated with?

Dr. Western is affiliated with Desert Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Western to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Does Dr. Steven D. Western accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Western billed Medicare for 338 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Steven D. Western see?

CMS counts 158 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Western in 2026, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Steven D. Western board certified?

Yes. Dr. Western is board certified in 1997 - 2026 by the CA State License.

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What services does Dr. Steven D. Western bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Western's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99212) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Steven D. Western go to medical school?

Dr. Western graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. Steven D. Western prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Western's most prescribed drugs by claims were Losartan Potassium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Steven D. Western received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $40 in general payments to Dr. Western from 2 companies from 2017 to 2021. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.

How long has Dr. Steven D. Western been practicing?

Dr. Western graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

What EHR does Dr. Steven D. Western's practice use?

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Western Primary Care Inc and at 4 more affiliated sites. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

What insurance does Dr. Steven D. Western accept?

Dr. Western is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit. The full carrier list is available with a free Dmand AI account.

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