NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephan George Kossis, O.D.

Optometrist · Munster, IN

Stephan George Kossis, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Munster, Indiana, and NPI 1962859512, issued on May 24, 2016. Check the license (Indiana 18003955B, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962859512
Name
Stephan George Kossis
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
18003955B IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
759 45TH Ave Ste 101, Munster, IN 46321
Phone
(219) 922-6226
Enumerated
May 24, 2016
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160616002045); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
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75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

70 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Stephan Kossis70
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Azelastine Hcl21 claims
  2. Latanoprost15 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $815.16

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.

  1. Stephan Kossis$815.16
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. A And K Kouklakis OD PCGary, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Stephan George Kossis among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana

Stephan George Kossis, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Indiana

There are 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suzanna Acosta, ODMunster, IN 463211871006338
  2. Bradley Anderson, O.D.Munster, IN 463211225077076
  3. Jorge Benavente, OPTOMETRIST PCMunster, IN 463211952409583
  4. Sanjana Dalal, ODMunster, IN 463211477442929
  5. Neil Gailmard, O.D.Munster, IN 463211164564530
  6. Susan Gailmard, O.D.Munster, IN 463211104968585
  7. Zakariah MikosMunster, IN 463211184596116
  8. Michelle Millard, O.D.Munster, IN 463211568506111

Common questions

What is Stephan George Kossis, O.D.'s NPI number?

Stephan George Kossis, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962859512, issued on May 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephan George Kossis, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 759 45TH Ave Ste 101, Munster, IN, 46321. Phone: (219) 922-6226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephan George Kossis, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 18003955B, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Stephan George Kossis, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephan George Kossis, O.D. had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.