Elaine Marie Steffensen
Optometrist · Houston, TX
Elaine Marie Steffensen is an optometrist with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1356993067, issued on Jul 12, 2019. Check the license (Texas 9687TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elaine Marie Steffensen
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 9687TG TX
9687 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 902 Frostwood Dr Ste 256, Houston, TX 77024
- Phone
- (713) 935-9485
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2022
- Fax
- (713) 935-0326
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200727002993); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 902 Frostwood Dr Ste 256
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Timothy Sipos, MDOphthalmology Physician1487182473
Verify Elaine Marie Steffensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 9687TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
800 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost249 claims
- Lumigan107 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate60 claims
- Timolol Maleate53 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate50 claims
- Restasis42 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $842.81
30 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
- Berkeley Eye Institute, PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elaine Marie Steffensen among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Elaine Marie Steffensen is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2019, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 59% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
770 optometrist records list a practice address in Houston
They are 770 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Elaine Marie Steffensen's NPI number?
Elaine Marie Steffensen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356993067, issued on Jul 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elaine Marie Steffensen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 902 Frostwood Dr Ste 256, Houston, TX, 77024. Phone: (713) 935-9485. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elaine Marie Steffensen's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 9687TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elaine Marie Steffensen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elaine Marie Steffensen had 800 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Elaine Marie Steffensen's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.