Dr. Stephen William Colby , DDS MS
Dentist • Brainerd, MN
1903 S 6th St
Brainerd, MN 56401
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1903 S 6th St
Brainerd, MN 56401
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Dentist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $43.60 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $43.60 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Align Technology, Inc.: $25.48 across 1 record.
- GC America Inc.: $18.12 across 1 record.
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).
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Brainerd and Minnesota
7 active clinicians are listed under Dentist with a practice address in Brainerd, MN (1,796 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $300.44 in 2020 to $43.60 in 2025.
- 2020: $300.44
- 2021: $375.18
- 2023: $13.93
- 2024: $38.04
- 2025: $43.60
Sources: 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 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $43.60.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Align Technology, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Invisalign | General | $25.48 |
| GC America Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
|
Bio-Active | General | $18.12 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 122300000X
A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. There is no difference between the two degrees: dentists who have a DMD or DDS have the same education. Universities have the prerogative to determine what degree is awarded. Both degrees use the same curriculum requirements set by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation. Generally, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Dentist - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dentist - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated November 29, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Dentists in Brainerd
- Dr. Victoria Severson, DDS
- Dr. Joel Miller, DDS
- Dr. Carol Winegar, DDS
- Dr. Rolf Moen, DDS
- Dr. Jeffrey Mattson, DDS
Mailing Address
1903 S 6th St
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: 2188382650