NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen T. Coss

Optometrist · Greenville, SC

Stephen T. Coss is an optometrist with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1316176142, issued on Jul 14, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 949, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina 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
1316176142
Name
Stephen T. Coss
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
949 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1617 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, SC 29609
Phone
(864) 322-9050
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2009
Record last updated
Nov 22, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(864) 322-9059
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151207000061); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 1991
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

108 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.

  1. Stephen Coss108
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth35 claims
  2. Latanoprost33 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate12 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate11 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: $174.66

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.

  1. Stephen Coss$174.66
  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. Myeyedr Optometry OF South Carolina, LLCGreenville, SC

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

Stephen T. Coss among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina

Stephen T. Coss is one of 749 optometrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 60% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in South Carolina

There are 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicholas Baughman, ODGreenville, SC 296071497105357
  2. Allison Chilton, ODGreenville, SC 296071043051246
  3. Jonathan Eide, ODGreenville, SC 296071790367811
  4. Valerie Ferrell, O.D.Greenville, SC 296071437452380
  5. Amy La Croix, O.D.Greenville, SC 296071033471214
  6. Milan Lockhart, O.D. - OPTOMETRISTGreenville, SC 296071982199576
  7. Brittany Love, O.D.Greenville, SC 296071720410129
  8. Hafsa Mohiuddin, ODGreenville, SC 296071831751577

Common questions

What is Stephen T. Coss's NPI number?

Stephen T. Coss's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316176142, issued on Jul 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen T. Coss located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1617 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, SC, 29609. Phone: (864) 322-9050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen T. Coss's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 949, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Stephen T. Coss prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen T. Coss had 108 Medicare Part D claims for 55 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.