Dr. Brian J Bear , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Rockford, IL
324 Roxbury Rd
Rockford, IL 611075090
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Dr. Brian Bear is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on August 16, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,840 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 73130 โ X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views: 312 service units.
- J0702 โ Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg: 238 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 184 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 25 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 299 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Meloxicam โ 161 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methylprednisolone โ 96 prescription fills, including refills.
- Celecoxib โ 17 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Rockford, IL (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 780. Middle half: 363 to 2,548.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 507 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,621. Middle half: 500 to 4,448.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 2,421 in 2020 to 1,840 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
324 Roxbury Rd
Rockford, IL 611075090
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Orthomidwest, Pllc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
1991
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
564 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $165,221 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $124,621 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
301 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$967 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $97,351.34 across 17 records.
By nature of payment
- Consulting Fee: $97,140.00 across 12 records.
- Food and Beverage: $211.34 across 5 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.: $97,140.00 across 12 records.
- Arthrex, Inc.: $109.03 across 1 record.
- DJO, LLC: $61.82 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
35 years (graduated 1991)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1991 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Bear has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Bear as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Rockford and Illinois
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Rockford, IL (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 780. Middle half: 363 to 2,548.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 507 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,621. Middle half: 500 to 4,448.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Rockford, IL (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $74,900. Middle half: $25,704 to $165,221.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 507 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $106,401. Middle half: $38,278 to $219,003.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Rockford, IL (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $56,760. Middle half: $17,898 to $124,621.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 507 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $80,480. Middle half: $28,943 to $165,509.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Rockford, IL (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 243. Middle half: 84 to 369.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 513 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 181. Middle half: 65 to 405.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Rockford, IL (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $984. Middle half: $385 to $1,694.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 513 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,214. Middle half: $335 to $3,174.
38 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Rockford, IL (997 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Rockford
5.3% of these 38 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
65.8% of these 38 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 24% from 2,421 in 2020 to 1,840 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,421
- 2021: 5,689
- 2022: 2,460
- 2023: 4,012
- 2024: 1,840
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 13% from $188,865 in 2020 to $165,221 in 2024.
- 2020: $188,865
- 2021: $381,525
- 2022: $195,095
- 2023: $321,851
- 2024: $165,221
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 13% from $142,736 in 2020 to $124,621 in 2024.
- 2020: $142,736
- 2021: $296,976
- 2022: $145,610
- 2023: $248,893
- 2024: $124,621
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 52% from 629 in 2020 to 299 in 2024.
- 2020: 629
- 2021: 703
- 2022: 566
- 2023: 436
- 2024: 299
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 53% from 634 in 2020 to 301 in 2024.
- 2020: 634
- 2021: 704
- 2022: 566
- 2023: 441
- 2024: 301
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 72% from $3,474 in 2020 to $967 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,474
- 2021: $3,793
- 2022: $3,292
- 2023: $2,275
- 2024: $967
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $100.00 in 2021 to $97,351.34 in 2025.
- 2021: $100.00
- 2022: $20.37
- 2023: $15,513.54
- 2024: $53,525.10
- 2025: $97,351.34
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 17 records totaling $97,351.34.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $12,400.00 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $10,540.00 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $10,520.00 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $10,080.00 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $10,040.00 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $8,120.00 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $7,280.00 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $7,200.00 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $6,280.00 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $5,560.00 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $4,760.00 |
| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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โ | General | $4,360.00 |
| Arthrex, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $109.03 |
| DJO, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CMF | General | $32.56 |
| DJO, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CMF | General | $29.26 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $22.18 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $18.31 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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73130
X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
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312 | 268 | $149.31 | $35.74 |
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J0702
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg
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238 | 124 | $28.00 | $6.94 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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184 | 139 | $318.00 | $120.82 |
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73110
X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
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175 | 84 | $155.10 | $34.34 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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123 | 92 | $215.00 | $85.01 |
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73140
X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views
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100 | 70 | $142.62 | $30.80 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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90 | 90 | $490.00 | $161.27 |
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64721
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve
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73 | 66 | $2738.13 | $395.42 |
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26055
Incision of tendon covering of finger
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62 | 42 | $2534.53 | $223.42 |
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20550
Injection into tendon or ligament
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61 | 41 | $252.60 | $47.01 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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61 | 55 | $141.62 | $29.36 |
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20600
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint
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47 | 38 | $235.55 | $41.83 |
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73221
Mri scan of arm joint without contrast
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40 | 39 | $1728.03 | $130.17 |
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73080
X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views
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39 | 37 | $130.51 | $27.50 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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36 | 36 | $320.00 | $105.60 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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34 | 26 | $284.47 | $58.30 |
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77002
Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement
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28 | 27 | $489.36 | $106.34 |
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25066
Biopsy of deep tissue of forearm and/or wrist
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27 | 27 | $2586.19 | $177.06 |
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20526
Injection of carpal tunnel
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20 | 18 | $370.48 | $81.54 |
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20605
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint
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19 | 19 | $238.58 | $52.87 |
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25447
Removal of bone joints between wrist and fingers
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16 | 15 | $5499.06 | $750.88 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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16 | 16 | $131.44 | $53.74 |
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20680
Removal of deep implant from bone
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13 | 11 | $2602.38 | $285.60 |
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64718
Release and/or relocation of elbow nerve
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13 | 13 | $4310.38 | $492.71 |
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73200
Ct scan of arm without contrast
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13 | 12 | $1005.64 | $102.83 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 161 | 4,739 | $285.57 | 118 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 96 | 591 | $395.98 | 88 |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 17 | 465 | $191.91 | 14 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 14 | 196 | $51.23 | 14 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 11 | 168 | $42.31 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-09-18NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
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
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20230608001830
WI
7517860505
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Orthomidwest, Pllc
650 S Randall Rd, Algonquin, IL 601025944
Phone: 8153817431
Orthomidwest, Pllc
770 Beloit Rd, Belvidere, IL 610081745
Phone: 8153989491
Orthomidwest, Pllc
324 Roxbury Rd, Rockford, IL 611075090
Phone: 8153989491
Orthomidwest, Pllc
5875 E Riverside Blvd, Rockford, IL 611144937
Phone: 8153989491
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physical Therapist
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Nurse Practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Physical Therapist
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Podiatrist
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at PO BOX 735263, CHICAGO, IL 606735263
Recorded as BRIAN BEAR, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IL 036095607)
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IL 036-095607)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 324 ROXBURY RD, ROCKFORD, IL 611075090 (Tel: 8153989491)
Registered at BOX 78534, MILWAUKEE, IL 53278 (Tel: 8153989491)
Recorded as BRIAN BEAR, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IL 036095607)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 324 ROXBURY RD, ROCKFORD, IL 611075090 (Tel: 8153989491)
Registered at BOX 78534, MILWAUKEE, IL 53278 (Tel: 8153989491)
Recorded as BRIAN BEAR, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IL 036095607)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Rockford
- Dr. Mark Barba, MD
- Dr. Jon Whitehurst, MD
- Dr. Sukhdeer Singh, DO
- Dr. Brian Foster, MD
- Dr. William Schneider, DO
- Dr. Kenneth Korcek, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 735263
Chicago, IL 606735263