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Dr. Stephen Silva

Orthopedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
8
In the NPI registry since
2018
Medicare patients seen, 2024
262

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. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2018Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician primary
    MA license 1013375 · PA license MT216802

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

Map: Orthopedic 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
262
Services billed
1,632
Patients’ average age
73
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee6262
Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis5050

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.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 9 companies reported 53 payments worth $3,483 in total to this clinician.

By company
Stryker Corporation$3,172
Janssen Biotech, Inc.$77.42
Medtronic, Inc.$58.40
Bioventus LLC$44.83
Acera Surgical, Inc.$38.98
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.$38.84
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$20.95
UCB, Inc.$15.45
By type
Food and Beverage$1,878
Travel and Lodging$1,604

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Oct 29, 2025Stryker Corporation
Oct 29, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL
$1,003
Nov 8, 2025Stryker Corporation
Nov 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
$472
Nov 10, 2025Stryker Corporation
Nov 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to LITTLE FALLS, NJ
$54.94
Apr 7, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 7, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to SAN FRANCISCO, CA
$37.28
Apr 6, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 6, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to SAN FRANCISCO, CA
$36.71

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

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 Massachusetts →

Other Orthopedic Surgery clinicians in Boston

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated June 29, 2023), 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 1518452408. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.