Nicoletta J. Stefanidis, O.D.
Optometrist · Laguna Hills, CA
Nicoletta J. Stefanidis, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1326005869, issued on Apr 27, 2006. Check the license (California OPT9367TPA, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicoletta J. Stefanidis
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OPT9367TPA CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24401 Calle DE LA Louisa, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 951-2020
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (949) 951-9244
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111221000744); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicoletta J. Stefanidis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license OPT9367TPACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
388 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth56 claims
- Erythromycin44 claims
- Latanoprost37 claims
- Restasis31 claims
- Ofloxacin30 claims
- Xiidra25 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): 75.4 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: $1,123.67
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Harvard Eye Associates Fka Roger Ohanesian MD And Edward Kim MD IncSan Clemente, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicoletta J. Stefanidis among 8,308 optometrist records in California
Nicoletta J. Stefanidis, O.D. is one of 8,308 optometrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 3,573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 152W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 optometrist records list a practice address in Laguna Hills
They are 25 of the 2,069 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Hills, and 8,308 optometrist records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nicoletta J. Stefanidis, O.D.'s NPI number?
Nicoletta J. Stefanidis, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326005869, issued on Apr 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicoletta J. Stefanidis, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24401 Calle DE LA Louisa, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 951-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicoletta J. Stefanidis, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number OPT9367TPA, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicoletta J. Stefanidis, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicoletta J. Stefanidis, O.D. had 388 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicoletta J. Stefanidis, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.4 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.