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Dr. Jacob Modest, MD
NPI1518458371PAC ID1153677422
- Medicare services, 2024
- 54
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 46
- Part D claims, 2024
- 21
- Publications
- 27
- MIPS score, 2024
- 82
- Practice address
- 226 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810
- Practice phone
- Call (203) 791-9557
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Danbury, Connecticut
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Dr. Jacob Modest is an orthopedic surgeon in Danbury, Connecticut
Dr. Modest practices at Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center in Danbury, Connecticut.
Dr. Modest's NPI, 1518458371, was assigned on May 28, 2018. Dr. Modest graduated from UMass Chan Medical School in 2018. Dr. Modest holds Rhode Island license MD19033.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1518458371NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1153677422
- NPI enumeration date
- May 28, 2018
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (203) 791-9557
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 34
- Medical school graduation
- 2018
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Jacob Modest practices at Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center in Danbury, Connecticut
Dr. Modest's primary practice is Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center, at 226 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810. The practice phone is (203) 791-9557.
- Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center226 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810Phone(203) 791-9557
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Jacob Modest is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Modest's primary practice is Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center in Danbury, Connecticut. Dr. Modest is also affiliated with Northwell Danbury Hospital. The medical group on file is OrthoConnecticut. Dmand AI also links Dr. Modest to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical CenterPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Jacob Modest's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Modest practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Jacob Modest is one of 300 orthopedic surgeons in Connecticut
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Modest's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Modest is licensed in Rhode Island.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, Rhode IslandPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Modest
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Jacob Modest billed Medicare for 54 services in 2024
CMS data shows 54 Medicare services from Dr. Modest across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 46 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,055 for them.
Medicare services, 202454
Medicare patients46
Paid by Medicare$4,055
Procedure codes3
Dr. Modest's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 472024: 5415%
Where Dr. Modest's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2241%
- In a facility3259%
Dr. Modest compared with the Connecticut median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Modest
- Connecticut median
- Medicare services
- 54vs 86494% below
- Medicare patients
- 46vs 20778% below
- Part D claims
- 24vs 12280% below
Medians across 297 orthopedic surgeons in Connecticut with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Modest'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. Jacob Modest treated 46 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 81
CMS counts 46 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Modest in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 18 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.53, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Modest's median patient age at 52, with 52% women.
Medicare patients, 202446
Average age81
Average risk score2.53
Dr. Modest's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Modest's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2963%
- Men1737%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Modest's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis63%
- Osteoporosis61%
- Anxiety59%
- Chronic kidney disease46%
- Diabetes46%
- Atrial fibrillation43%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Modest's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 52
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Jacob Modest wrote 21 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Modest wrote 21 Medicare Part D claims for 12 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $92 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 34 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202421
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$92
Part D patients12
Dr. Modest's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2022
- 2021
- 2022
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2021: 342022: 2429%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2022, 1 in 2021.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Jacob Modest scored 82 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Modest for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Modest accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Modest's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 82of 100Final score
- 66.8of 100Quality
- 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Jacob Modest has 27 publications on record
Dmand AI links 27 papers to Dr. Modest, published from 2018 to 2023. 2022 was the busiest year, with 14. The most frequent topics are Fracture Fixation, Internal, Bone Plates and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Dr. Modest has published most often in R I Med J (2013). Dr. Modest's most frequent co-authors are Edward Joseph Testa, MD, Aristides Ignacio Cruz, MD and Nicholas Lemme, MD.
Papers27
Years published2018 to 2023
Dr. Modest's papers by year, 2018 to 2023
Topics Dr. Modest writes about most
- Fracture Fixation, Internal
- Bone Plates
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Arthroplasty
- Cadaver
- Demography
- Hospitals, High-Volume
- Intra-Articular Fractures
Dr. Modest's most frequent co-authors
- Edward Joseph Testa, MD14 shared papers
- Aristides Ignacio Cruz, MD11 shared papers
- Nicholas Lemme, MD8 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Modest
Bone PlatesBone WiresCadaver
HipHip JointPain
R I Med J (2013)
CalciumChronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone DisorderOsteomalacia
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Jacob Modest received $42,734 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 82 general payments to Dr. Modest from 8 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $21,180.
General payments to Dr. Modest by program year, 2018 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Modest by kind, 2018 to 2025
$42.7Kin total
- Grants$33,33378%
- Travel and lodging$4,61511%
- Food and beverage$4,43110%
- Education$3541%
Companies that paid Dr. Modest the most, 2018 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Jacob Modest graduated from UMass Chan Medical School
Dr. Modest graduated from UMass Chan Medical School in 2018.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Jacob Modest's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Jacob Modest's NPI number?
Dr. Jacob Modest's NPI number is 1518458371. It was assigned on May 28, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Jacob Modest?
Dr. Jacob Modest is an orthopedic surgeon in Danbury, Connecticut. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Jacob Modest practice?
Dr. Modest practices at 226 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810. Dr. Modest's primary practice is Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center in Danbury, Connecticut. Dmand AI also links Dr. Modest to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Jacob Modest's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Modest is (203) 791-9557.
What is Dr. Jacob Modest's medical license number?
Dr. Modest holds Rhode Island license MD19033.
Which hospitals is Dr. Jacob Modest affiliated with?
Dr. Modest is affiliated with Northwell Danbury Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Jacob Modest part of?
Dr. Modest is linked to OrthoConnecticut. Dmand AI links Dr. Modest to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Jacob Modest accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Modest billed Medicare for 54 services in 2024, and Dr. Modest accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Jacob Modest's MIPS score?
Dr. Modest's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 82 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Jacob Modest see?
CMS counts 46 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Modest in 2024, with an average age of 81.
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What services does Dr. Jacob Modest bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Modest's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), hospital inpatient care (99222) and hospital inpatient care (99221).
Where did Dr. Jacob Modest go to medical school?
Dr. Modest graduated from UMass Chan Medical School in 2018.
What drugs does Dr. Jacob Modest prescribe most?
In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Modest's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. Jacob Modest received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $42,734 in general payments to Dr. Modest from 8 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. Jacob Modest been practicing?
Dr. Modest graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.
Does Dr. Jacob Modest do research?
Dmand AI links 27 publications to Dr. Modest, published from 2018 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Jacob Modest publish with?
Dr. Modest's most frequent co-authors are Edward Joseph Testa, MD (14 shared papers), Aristides Ignacio Cruz, MD (11 shared papers) and Nicholas Lemme, MD (8 shared papers).
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