Alexander Steven Barsam, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Alexander Steven Barsam, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1578914974, issued on Jun 27, 2016. Check the license (Missouri 2020017623, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Steven Barsam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 2020017623 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 517 S Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 362-3431
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (314) 362-6564
- Medicaid ID
- 200078445 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221110001384); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Steven Barsam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2020017623Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,096 Medicare Part D claims for 358 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost312 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate112 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol81 claims
- Fluorometholone77 claims
- Timolol Maleate72 claims
- Erythromycin48 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $884.10
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncCary, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Steven Barsam among 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri
Alexander Steven Barsam, MD is one of 342 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1999 among the 202 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Missouri
There are 342 ophthalmology physician records in Missouri.
All 342 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sonya Bamba, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101679736359
- Bruce Cohen, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631101053355107
- Robert Feibel, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101871596890
- George Harocopos, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101427074657
- William Hart, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101902824634
- Harry Knopf, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101407898141
- Gregg Lueder, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101427076124
- Victor Pegado, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101659397974
Common questions
What is Alexander Steven Barsam, MD's NPI number?
Alexander Steven Barsam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578914974, issued on Jun 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Steven Barsam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 517 S Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 362-3431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Steven Barsam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2020017623, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Steven Barsam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Steven Barsam, MD had 1,096 Medicare Part D claims for 358 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.