Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Robert S. Sterling, MD

Individual provider Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1396782603

Dr. Robert S. Sterling, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Washington, District of Columbia. Graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1994, 32 years ago. Practices with Medical Faculty Associates, Inc, a 684-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Maryland.

Years since qualifying
32
Trained at
Temple University School of Medicine
Licensed in
MD
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
7
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2300 M St NW
Washington, DC 20037-1434
Phone: (202) 741-3200
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201-1544 — (410) 328-6040

Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence D0057678 (MD)
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207XS0114X · Licence D0057678 (MD)
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207XS0106X · Licence D0057678 (MD)
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician Taxonomy 207XS0117X · Licence D0057678 (MD)
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207XX0004X · Licence D0057678 (MD)
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Taxonomy 207XX0005X · Licence D0057678 (MD)
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician Taxonomy 207XX0801X · Licence D0057678 (MD)

Record details

NPI number1396782603
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 2, 2006
Last updated in NPPESApril 19, 2022
Certification dateApril 19, 2022

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolTEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1994 (32 years in practice)
Group practice Medical Faculty Associates, Inc — 684 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Hip replacement 19 times · 65th percentile
Knee replacement 23 times · 56th percentile
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients257
Services billed 1,117 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $1,103 16 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $888 8 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference

Each amount is the sum of what companies reported for that kind of payment in 2025, rounded to the dollar. Not all of it is income to the clinician: a meal is not a fee, a charitable contribution goes to a charity, and a royalty or an acquisition payment is not a salary.

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • George Washington Univ Hospital Hospital · Washington, DC · listed as George Washington University Hospital
  • Amedisys Home Health Home health agency · Washington, DC

Colleagues at Medical Faculty Associates, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 684 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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