Benjamin Hutton Stephens, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Vista, CA
Benjamin Hutton Stephens, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Vista, California, and NPI 1043624448, issued on Jun 13, 2014. Check the license (California A172672, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Hutton Stephens
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- A172672 CA
30737 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2067 W Vista Way Ste 120, Vista, CA 92083
- Phone
- (760) 758-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2023
- Fax
- (760) 758-1410
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230203000230); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Hutton Stephens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A172672Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,019 Medicare Part D claims for 650 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost356 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate294 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate156 claims
- Erythromycin126 claims
- Lumigan124 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol121 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,486.36
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Bradley W Greider M D IncVista, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Hutton Stephens among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Benjamin Hutton Stephens, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2014, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
There are 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
All 2,899 in California → Every provider in Vista → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heather Chen, MDVista, CA 920831164881603
- Steven Fish, MDVista, CA 920831760877120
- Iga Gray, MD, PHDVista, CA 920831033538350
- Bradley Greider, MDVista, CA 920831508979006
- Kelsi Greider-Sideris, M.D.Vista, CA 920831851771497
- Mark SoontornvachrinVista, CA 920831609987585
- Dan Yoon, M.D.Solana Beach, CA 920751033529748
- Natalie Afshari, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920931538126735
Common questions
What is Benjamin Hutton Stephens, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Hutton Stephens, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043624448, issued on Jun 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Hutton Stephens, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2067 W Vista Way Ste 120, Vista, CA, 92083. Phone: (760) 758-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Hutton Stephens, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A172672, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Hutton Stephens, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Hutton Stephens, M.D. had 2,019 Medicare Part D claims for 650 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Hutton Stephens, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.