Stephen S Tower, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

3012 Issued in AK

Practice address

301 W Northern Lights Blvd Ste 600
Anchorage, AK 99503-2650

Phone

(907) 771-3500

Fax

(907) 771-3550

NPI assigned

Jun 28, 2006

Last updated

Dec 29, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AK

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

University of Washington School of Medicine, 1983

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncGroup PAC ID 9537076401, shared by 76 NPIs, 1,992 clinicians

Tower Joint Replacement ClinicGroup PAC ID 0143534008, 2 clinicians

Alaska Orthopedic Specialists, LLCGroup PAC ID 6709281637, 9 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Providence Alaska Medical Center Hospital, Anchorage, AK, CCN 020001
• Alaska Regional Hospital Hospital, Anchorage, AK, CCN 020017
• South Peninsula Hospital Hospital, Homer, AK, CCN 021313

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

70.59 of 100Reported as group

Quality

83.37

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

16.65

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: stephen.tower.1@15152.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Alaska Orthopedic Specialists, LLC

  • Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
  • Anchorage, AK
  • NPI 1497994859
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Tower Joint Replacement Clinic

  • Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Anchorage, AK
  • NPI 1336532274
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Anchorage Fracture and Orthopaedic Clinic, PC

  dba Alaska Fracture and Orthopedic Clinic

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Anchorage, AK
  • NPI 1285677054
  NPD (past)
• Anchorage Fracture and Orthopaedic Clinic, PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Wasilla, AK
  • NPI 1831774298
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Galen Hospital Alaska, Inc.

  dba Alaska Regional Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Anchorage, AK
  • NPI 1952348047
  Care Compare affiliation
• Providence Health & Services Washington

  dba Providence Alaska Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Anchorage, AK
  • NPI 1053363119
  Care Compare affiliation
• South Peninsula Hospital, Inc

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Homer, AK
  • NPI 1093968372
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "ANCHORAGE",
            "state": "AK",
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            "telephone_number": "907-222-2924",
            "fax_number": "907-222-2934"
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• Emily Tovar
• Nichole Erin Tovar, LPN
• Albert Mendiola Toves II, LCSW
• Tower Joint Replacement Clinic
• Jonathan James Tower, PA-C
• James Richard Townley III, M.D.
• Ashley N Townsend, MHS
• Patricia Townsend, CNM
• Steven Lee Townsend, D.C.
• Lisa J Townshend-Bulson, ANP

• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Anchorage, AK
• Providers in Anchorage, AK by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Alaska

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 29, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.