Alec Steele Thoveson
Ophthalmology Physician · Rochester, NY
Alec Steele Thoveson is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1417539347, issued on Apr 21, 2021. Check the license (New York 338411, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alec Steele Thoveson
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 338411 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1455 E Ridge RD, Rochester, NY 14621
- Phone
- (585) 922-4315
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (585) 922-5741
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251002001294); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1455 E Ridge RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jordan AntetomasoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982267142
- Noreena Aslam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700516614
- Duha Badri, PHARMDPharmacist1962214536
- Angela Battaglia, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1003636358
- Shobha Boghani, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1821023854
- Elizabeth Borrelli, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1023909488
Verify Alec Steele Thoveson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 338411Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
133 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost23 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol13 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate13 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Western New York Medical Practice PCPittsford, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Alec Steele Thoveson among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Alec Steele Thoveson is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 97% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shobha Boghani, M.D.Rochester, NY 146211821023854
- James Fox, MDRochester, NY 146211720184047
- Saul Presberg, M.D.Rochester, NY 146211346257458
- Ronald Reed, MDRochester, NY 146211114952546
- Lee Vartigian, ODRochester, NY 146211184460115
- Angela Bessette, MDRochester, NY 146201912296088
- Donald Cherr, MDRochester, NY 146201225010242
- Eugene Cimino, MDRochester, NY 146201275514515
Common questions
What is Alec Steele Thoveson's NPI number?
Alec Steele Thoveson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417539347, issued on Apr 21, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alec Steele Thoveson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1455 E Ridge RD, Rochester, NY, 14621. Phone: (585) 922-4315. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alec Steele Thoveson's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 338411, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alec Steele Thoveson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alec Steele Thoveson had 133 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.