Stephen Lobue, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Murrieta, CA
Stephen Lobue, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Murrieta, California, and NPI 1245735984, issued on Mar 26, 2018. Check the license (California A187072, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Lobue
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- A187072 CA
331727 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40700 California Oaks RD Ste 106, Murrieta, CA 92562
- Phone
- (951) 696-1135
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2023
- Fax
- (951) 304-9068
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230816001683); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 40700 California Oaks RD Ste 106
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Verify Stephen Lobue in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A187072Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,069 Medicare Part D claims for 590 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate591 claims
- Moxifloxacin573 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine519 claims
- Latanoprost372 claims
- Erythromycin206 claims
- Timolol Maleate168 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): 77.9 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: $2,953.87
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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 2 group practices
- Lobue Laser And Eye Care Medical Center IncMurrieta, CA
- Thomas S Tooma M D A Professional CorporationMurrieta, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Lobue among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Stephen Lobue, MD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in California
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- John Cutler, M.D.Hemet, CA 925451780662940
- Barratt Phillips, M.D.Hemet, CA 925451780664326
- Robert Sorenson, M.D., PH.D.Hemet, CA 925451366422917
- John Tew, MDHemet, CA 925451174593354
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Common questions
What is Stephen Lobue, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Lobue, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245735984, issued on Mar 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Lobue, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40700 California Oaks RD Ste 106, Murrieta, CA, 92562. Phone: (951) 696-1135. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Lobue, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A187072, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Lobue, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Lobue, MD had 3,069 Medicare Part D claims for 590 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Lobue, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.9 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.