Catherine S. Steffee, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Greenville, NC
Catherine S. Steffee, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1174547202, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9701153, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine S. Steffee
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 9701153 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2425 Hemby LN, Greenville, NC 27834
- Phone
- (252) 758-4166
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 758-5456
- Medicaid ID
- 89127M4 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050110001152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2425 Hemby LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melissa Sutton, LDOOptician1245565860
Verify Catherine S. Steffee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9701153Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,684 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost469 claims
- Timolol Maleate169 claims
- Restasis154 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate103 claims
- Lumigan84 claims
- Combigan75 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): 98.9 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: $16.24
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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.
Catherine S. Steffee among 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina
Catherine S. Steffee, M.D. is one of 688 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 463 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 60% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 688 ophthalmology physician records in North Carolina.
All 688 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greenville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Barondes, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341760496830
- Robert Bauer, M.D., PH.D.Greenville, NC 278341366432924
- Sarah Escott, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341265594980
- Jonathan FengGreenville, NC 278341821450073
- James Holland, MDGreenville, NC 278341649271305
- Veda Moore, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341346254414
- Ann Ostrovsky, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341598919276
- Michael SchatzGreenville, NC 278341801456181
Common questions
What is Catherine S. Steffee, M.D.'s NPI number?
Catherine S. Steffee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174547202, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine S. Steffee, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2425 Hemby LN, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 758-4166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine S. Steffee, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701153, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine S. Steffee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine S. Steffee, M.D. had 1,684 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine S. Steffee, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.9 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.