Benjamin C. Steger, OD
Optometrist · Asheville, NC
Benjamin C. Steger, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1629479811, issued on Sep 8, 2014. Check the license (North Carolina 2388, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin C. Steger
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2388 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 417 Biltmore Ave Ste J1, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 255-8961
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jun 28, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 255-8962
- Medicaid ID
- 1629479811 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141114000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin C. Steger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2388Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
267 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost47 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate35 claims
- Erythromycin33 claims
- Restasis29 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone24 claims
- Miebo23 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: $511.21
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Myeyedr Optometry OF North Carolina PLLCArden, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin C. Steger among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Benjamin C. Steger, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Endry, O.D.Asheville, NC 288011710984323
- Larry Golson, O.D.Asheville, NC 288011437260403
- William Pope, O.D.Asheville, NC 288011154492759
- Greyson Ramos, ODAsheville, NC 288011972272474
- M Satterfield, ODAsheville, NC 288011417045535
- Jennifer Scurlock, O.D.Asheville, NC 288011528473667
- Cameron Steflik, ODAsheville, NC 288011790564466
- Stephanie Brien, ODAsheville, NC 288031720086093
Common questions
What is Benjamin C. Steger, OD's NPI number?
Benjamin C. Steger, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629479811, issued on Sep 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin C. Steger, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 417 Biltmore Ave Ste J1, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 255-8961. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin C. Steger, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2388, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin C. Steger, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin C. Steger, OD had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.