What is Stephen Pflugfelder's specialty?

Stephen Pflugfelder (NPI 1851380216) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Houston, TX.

Where does Stephen Pflugfelder practice?

Stephen Pflugfelder practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1851380216.

How much does Medicare pay Stephen Pflugfelder?

Stephen Pflugfelder (NPI 1851380216) received approximately $80K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 425 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1851380216

Stephen PflugfelderM.D.

OphthalmologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

533

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

751

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$69K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,228

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$195K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Doxycycline Hyclate306 claims

Fluorometholone147 claims

Prednisolone Acetate140 claims

Cyclosporine80 claims

Loteprednol Etabonate76 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$34K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$29K

Travel and Lodging$4K

Food and Beverage$205

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$29K

Travel and Lodging$4K

Food and Beverage$205

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Stephen Pflugfelder'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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER	50	138
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	34	59
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	17	35
FIELDS, KATHLEEN	16	49
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER	14	20
MORETTO, MATTHEW	13	50
SELASSIE, RAHEL	12	27

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.

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