Stephen Hill Blaydes, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Bluefield, WV
Stephen Hill Blaydes, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bluefield, West Virginia, and NPI 1437181054, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (West Virginia 175974, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Hill Blaydes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 175974 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1109 W Cumberland RD, Bluefield, WV 24701
- Phone
- (304) 327-8128
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 327-5912
- Medicaid ID
- 0095897000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100826000179); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1109 W Cumberland RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Pauley, ODOptometrist1831879097
Verify Stephen Hill Blaydes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 175974Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
5,036 Medicare Part D claims for 1,226 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,342 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate881 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol533 claims
- Moxifloxacin506 claims
- Gatifloxacin235 claims
- Timolol Maleate204 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): 100 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: $265.90
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, 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.
Stephen Hill Blaydes among 106 ophthalmology physician records in West Virginia
Stephen Hill Blaydes, M.D. is one of 106 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 70% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1996 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 58% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 106 ophthalmology physician records in West Virginia.
All 106 in West Virginia → Every provider in Bluefield → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Yasier Kanawati, MDBluefield, WV 247011679514954
- Theodore Werblin, MDPrinceton, WV 247401356346662
- Yuri Arvan, M.D.Ronceverte, WV 249701184657280
- John Ryan, MDRonceverte, WV 249701134192354
- Ghassan Dagher, MDMontgomery, WV 251361285699405
- Matthew Thompson, MDRipley, WV 252711851823280
- Amy Armstrong, MDCharleston, WV 253011205864519
- James Caudill, MD RETIREDCharleston, WV 253011356382675
Common questions
What is Stephen Hill Blaydes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Hill Blaydes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437181054, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Hill Blaydes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1109 W Cumberland RD, Bluefield, WV, 24701. Phone: (304) 327-8128. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Hill Blaydes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 175974, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Hill Blaydes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Hill Blaydes, M.D. had 5,036 Medicare Part D claims for 1,226 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Hill Blaydes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.