Dr. Brian J. Bear, MD

Dr. Bear practices at Orthomidwest in Rockford, Illinois.

Dr. Bear's NPI, 1164535837, was assigned on August 16, 2006. Dr. Bear graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Bear holds Illinois license 036095607.

Dr. Bear's primary practice is Orthomidwest, at 324 Roxbury Rd, Rockford, IL 61107 in Winnebago County. The practice phone is (815) 398-9491.

Dr. Bear's primary practice is Orthomidwest in Rockford, Illinois. Dr. Bear is also affiliated with UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital. The medical group on file is OrthoIllinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bear to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bear practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Bear's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Bear is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bear's licenses on file in 3 states: Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint arthropathy and joint cyst among the conditions Dr. Bear treats.

CMS data shows 1,840 Medicare services from Dr. Bear across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 564 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $124,620 for them.

CMS counts 564 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bear in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 271 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bear's median patient age at 63, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bear wrote 331 Medicare Part D claims for 212 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 299 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $967 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 436 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Bear for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bear accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 19 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Bear, more than 61% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Bear in 2017. The most frequent topics are Acetabulum and Prosthesis Design. Dr. Bear's most frequent co-authors are Mathias P.g. Bostrom, MD, Laurence Debree Higgins, MD and Clayton Austin Peimer, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 81 general payments to Dr. Bear from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 97% of the total. TissueTech, Inc. paid the most, $165,689.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Bear, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Bear graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 1991.

Dr. Bear is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.