Stephen P. Fox, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Spencer, IA
Stephen P. Fox, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Spencer, Iowa, and NPI 1548221328, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 38105, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen P. Fox
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 38105 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 1St Ave E, Spencer, IA 51301
- Phone
- (800) 542-7956
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (641) 754-6245
- Medicaid ID
- 0061705 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081204000321); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen P. Fox in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 38105Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,811 Medicare Part D claims for 1,044 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine1,009 claims
- Latanoprost636 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol216 claims
- Timolol Maleate156 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate132 claims
- Rocklatan74 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: $1,464.71
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wolfe Clinic IncWest Union, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen P. Fox among 220 ophthalmology physician records in Iowa
Stephen P. Fox, M.D. is one of 220 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 71% 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 25% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 25% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2006 among the 123 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Iowa
There are 220 ophthalmology physician records in Iowa.
All 220 in Iowa → Every provider in Spencer → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Gordy, MDSpencer, IA 513011215935754
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- Michael Wadzinski, M.D.Sioux City, IA 511061982674297
- Yian Jones, M.D.Sioux City, IA 511041689883464
- Jason Jones, M.D.Sioux City, IA 511041922002872
- Charles Jones, M.D.Sioux City, IA 511041295739977
- David Hanks, DOCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031154303816
Common questions
What is Stephen P. Fox, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen P. Fox, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548221328, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen P. Fox, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 1St Ave E, Spencer, IA, 51301. Phone: (800) 542-7956. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen P. Fox, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 38105, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen P. Fox, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen P. Fox, M.D. had 2,811 Medicare Part D claims for 1,044 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.