What is Steve Charles's specialty?

Steve Charles (NPI 1861495780) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Germantown, TN.

Where does Steve Charles practice?

Steve Charles practices in Germantown, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1861495780.

How much does Medicare pay Steve Charles?

Steve Charles (NPI 1861495780) received approximately $296K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 841 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1861495780

Steve CharlesM.D.

PRACTICECHARLES RETINA INSTITUTE PCSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyGermantown, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,686

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,409

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$279K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,379

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$71K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat370 claims

Latanoprost278 claims

Prednisolone Acetate264 claims

Tobramycin160 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate107 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.4

Quality

82.7

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.69%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$469K

Payment records

By payment type

Royalty or License$300K

Consulting Fee$143K

Travel and Lodging$24K

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Royalty or License$300K

Consulting Fee$143K

Travel and Lodging$24K

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steve Charles'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Michael Hood Ophthalmology · Edmond, OK	109	128
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	37	50
Ashley Murray Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Germantown, TN	31	49
Vincent Samuel Anesthesiology · Memphis, TN	19	25
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	19	26
Joseph Chappell Ophthalmology · Tupelo, MS	18	34
WEISS, STEVEN	17	24
James Hatcher Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Germantown, TN	14	19
William Brawner Ophthalmology · Tupelo, MS	13	38

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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