PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1619985066

Steven SterlingM.D.

OphthalmologyKnoxville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,945

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,496

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$261K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 326 Ophthalmology providers in TN — above median (cohort median 2,504).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,947

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$166K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

11.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate697 claims

Ofloxacin613 claims

Latanoprost554 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine509 claims

Bimatoprost135 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.7

Quality

100.0

Cost

79.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.79%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$227

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$227

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steven Sterling's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
METRO KNOXVILLE HMA LLC	58	124
Wanda White Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Knoxville, TN	52	142
PARKWEST MEDICAL CENTER	28	53
CHAFFINS, GWENDOLYN	25	65
Joseph Googe Ophthalmology · Knoxville, TN	21	58
Pamela Maness Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Knoxville, TN	14	37

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history