Dr. Ryan E. Stern, MD

  • Federal Way, WA
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1487754941PAC ID9739272386
Medicare services, 2024
5,434
Medicare patients, 2024
308
Part D claims, 2024
909
Publications
2
Industry payments
$15,796
Practice address
34612 6th S Ave, Federal Way, WA 98003
Practice phone
Call (253) 661-2594
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Primary practice

Surgical Associates Northwest Division of Urology

Federal Way, Washington

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Dr. Ryan E. Stern is an otolaryngologist in Federal Way, Washington

Dr. Stern practices at Surgical Associates Northwest Division of Urology in Federal Way, Washington.

Dr. Stern's NPI, 1487754941, was assigned on September 25, 2006. Dr. Stern graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Stern holds Washington license ML20006952.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9739272386
NPI enumeration date
September 25, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(253) 661-2594
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Ryan E. Stern practices at Surgical Associates Northwest Division of Urology in Federal Way, Washington

Dr. Stern's primary practice is Surgical Associates Northwest Division of Urology, at 34612 6th S Ave, Federal Way, WA 98003 in King County. The practice phone is (253) 661-2594.

  • Surgical Associates Northwest Division of Urology
    34612 6th S Ave, Federal Way, WA 98003 · King CountyPhone(253) 661-2594

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

Dr. Ryan E. Stern is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Stern's primary practice is Surgical Associates Northwest Division of Urology in Federal Way, Washington. The medical group on file is Surgical Associates Northwest. Dmand AI also links Dr. Stern to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Surgical Associates Northwest Division of UrologyFederal Way, WashingtonPrimary
Surgical Associates NorthwestENT and audiology group, Federal Way, WA1 group practice or clinicName 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. Ryan E. Stern's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Surgical Associates Northwest Division of UrologyAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ryan E. Stern is one of 254 otolaryngologists in Washington

Otolaryngology is Dr. Stern's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Stern is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Stern is licensed in Washington.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, WashingtonPrimaryLicense ML20006952 · 2007 to 2026 · taxonomy 207Y00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, chronic ear infection, chronic nasal allergies, chronic sinusitis, ear eustachian tube disorders, endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing loss and impairment and larynx and vocal cord disease among the conditions Dr. Stern treats.

Otolaryngologists near Dr. Stern

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254otolaryngologists in Washington
2otolaryngologists in Federal Way

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

Dr. Ryan E. Stern billed Medicare for 5,434 services in 2024

CMS data shows 5,434 Medicare services from Dr. Stern across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 308 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $405,331 for them.

Medicare services, 20245,434
Medicare patients308
Paid by Medicare$405,331
Procedure codes22

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 3,7262024: 4,0699%
Surgery
2023: 5522024: 65018%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4492024: 4633%
Other services
2023: 2842024: 19432%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 58

Where Dr. Stern's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office5,32198%
  • In a facility1132%

Dr. Stern compared with the Washington median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Dr. Stern
  • Washington median
Medicare services
5,434vs 40313.5 times
Medicare patients
308vs 22537% above
Part D claims
833vs 1605.2 times

Medians across 241 otolaryngologists in Washington with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Stern'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. Ryan E. Stern treated 308 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 308 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Stern in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 135 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 63% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.95, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Stern's median patient age at 61, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024308
Average age76
Average risk score0.95

Dr. Stern's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Stern's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18058%
  • Men12842%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Stern's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure63%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Diabetes20%
  5. Anxiety19%
  6. Ischemic heart disease19%
  7. Atrial fibrillation17%
  8. Mood disorders17%

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

Dr. Stern's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Ryan E. Stern wrote 909 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Stern wrote 909 Medicare Part D claims for 247 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 833 of them, across 16 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,307 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 437 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024909
Drugs named by CMS16
Total drug cost$12,307
Part D patients247

Dr. Stern's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic896 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other13 claims1%

Dr. Stern'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. Stern's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics12%107 of 909 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: 4372024: 83391%

Drugs named by CMS: 16 in 2024, 13 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), 2024 data

How Dr. Ryan E. Stern takes part in Medicare

Dr. Stern accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Ryan E. Stern has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Stern. Dr. Stern's most frequent co-author is Anil K. Lalwani, MD.

Papers2

Dr. Stern's most frequent co-authors

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Dr. Ryan E. Stern received $15,796 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 193 general payments to Dr. Stern from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Aerin Medical Inc. paid the most, $8,819.

General payments to Dr. Stern by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Stern by kind, 2016 to 2025

$15.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$9,72662%
  • Consulting fees$5,80037%
  • Travel and lodging$2702%

Companies that paid Dr. Stern the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Ryan E. Stern has 1 award and honors on record

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

Awards and honors for Dr. Stern

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ryan E. Stern graduated from New York University School of Medicine

Dr. Stern graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolNew York University School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in otolaryngologyAmerican Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Ryan E. Stern accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers

Dr. Stern is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Stern accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO8
  4. EPO5
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Ryan E. Stern'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)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
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. Ryan E. Stern's NPI number?

Dr. Ryan E. Stern's NPI number is 1487754941. It was assigned on September 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ryan E. Stern?

Dr. Ryan E. Stern is an otolaryngologist in Federal Way, Washington. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Dr. Ryan E. Stern practice?

Dr. Stern practices at 34612 6th S Ave, Federal Way, WA 98003. Dr. Stern's primary practice is Surgical Associates Northwest Division of Urology in Federal Way, Washington. Dmand AI also links Dr. Stern to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Ryan E. Stern's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Stern is (253) 661-2594.

What is Dr. Ryan E. Stern's medical license number?

Dr. Stern holds Washington license ML20006952.

What medical group is Dr. Ryan E. Stern part of?

Dr. Stern is linked to Surgical Associates Northwest.

Does Dr. Ryan E. Stern accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Stern billed Medicare for 5,434 services in 2024, and Dr. Stern accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ryan E. Stern see?

CMS counts 308 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Stern in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Ryan E. Stern board certified?

Yes. Dr. Stern is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

What services does Dr. Ryan E. Stern bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Stern's most billed Medicare services were allergy test or treatment (95165), allergy test or treatment (95144) and office visit, established patient (99214).

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Where did Dr. Ryan E. Stern go to medical school?

Dr. Stern graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Ryan E. Stern prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Stern's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ipratropium Bromide, Azelastine HCl and Clonidine HCl.

Has Dr. Ryan E. Stern received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $15,796 in general payments to Dr. Stern from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Aerin Medical Inc.

How long has Dr. Ryan E. Stern been practicing?

Dr. Stern graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Dr. Ryan E. Stern do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Stern.

Who does Dr. Ryan E. Stern publish with?

Dr. Stern's most frequent co-authors are Anil K. Lalwani, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Ryan E. Stern accept?

Dr. Stern is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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