Joseph Steele Lemay, OD
Optometrist · Belgrade, MT
Joseph Steele Lemay, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Belgrade, Montana, and NPI 1356911473, issued on Jun 30, 2021. Check the license (Montana OPT-OPT-LIC-4519, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Steele Lemay
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT-OPT-LIC-4519 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 91 W Madison Ave, Belgrade, MT 59714
- Phone
- (406) 388-1988
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2021
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220803002033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest optometrist records → All 245 in Montana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 91 W Madison Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jody Fink, O.D.Optometrist1730278268
- Douglas Kimball, DOOptometrist1932134475
- Kyle McMurray, ODOptometrist1659316255
Verify Joseph Steele Lemay in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT-OPT-LIC-4519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
154 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate45 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate26 claims
- Fluorometholone18 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
- Latanoprost13 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): 91.2 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: $213.03
3 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
- Advanced Eyecare LLCBozeman, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Steele Lemay among 245 optometrist records in Montana
Joseph Steele Lemay, OD is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 optometrist records list a practice address in Belgrade
They are 5 of the 206 NPPES records with a practice address in Belgrade, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.
All 245 in Montana → Every provider in Belgrade → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jody Fink, O.D.Belgrade, MT 597141730278268
- Douglas Kimball, DOBelgrade, MT 597141932134475
- Kyle McMurray, ODBelgrade, MT 597141659316255
- Joseph Parks, O.D.Belgrade, MT 597141255493599
- John Anderson, O.D.Bozeman, MT 597151770031452
- Robert Essig, ODBozeman, MT 597151639157670
- Brent Harberts, ODBozeman, MT 597151386808301
- Sarah Kirkpatrick, ODBozeman, MT 597151144478462
Common questions
What is Joseph Steele Lemay, OD's NPI number?
Joseph Steele Lemay, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356911473, issued on Jun 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Steele Lemay, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 91 W Madison Ave, Belgrade, MT, 59714. Phone: (406) 388-1988. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Steele Lemay, OD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number OPT-OPT-LIC-4519, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Steele Lemay, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Steele Lemay, OD had 154 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Steele Lemay, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.2 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.