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Dr. Stephen R. Ridgeway, M.D.

Joint Replacement Surgery (Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
32
In the NPI registry since
2006
Medicare patients seen, 2024
729

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 1994Medical school: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
  • 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
    SC license 18553
  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
    SC license 18553

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Joint Replacement Surgery per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
729
Services billed
9,149
Patients’ average age
75
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views311271
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg292245
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint245221
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views202174
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes188172
X-ray of knee, 3 views187164
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes166166
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes126115
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee115114
Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose10960

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $145 in total to this clinician.

By company
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.$145
By type
Food and Beverage$145

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in South Carolina →

Other Joint Replacement Surgery clinicians in Greenville

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated July 23, 2014), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1184682239. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.