Stephen K. Near, O.D.
Optometrist · Saint Louis, MI
Stephen K. Near, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Saint Louis, Michigan, and NPI 1811087745, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4901003250, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen K. Near
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4901003250 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 235 N Mill St, Saint Louis, MI 48880
- Phone
- (989) 681-2684
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (989) 681-4223
- Medicaid ID
- 3048509 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101214000472); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ferris State College - College Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen K. Near in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 4901003250Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost38 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 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): 98.3 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: $91.16
2 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.
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
- Seals Tacia And Bartz OD PCMt Pleasant, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen K. Near among 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan
Stephen K. Near, O.D. is one of 1,963 optometrist records with a practice address in Michigan. 69% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2009 among the 1,121 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 68% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Saint Louis
They are 1 of the 51 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 1,963 optometrist records in Michigan.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jennifer Eaton, ODSaint Johns, MI 488791215627732
- Zachary Peters, ODSaint Johns, MI 488791528633914
- Edward Peters, ODSt Johns, MI 488791134613680
- David Peters, O.D.Saint Johns, MI 488791376514372
- Edward Peters, ODSaint Johns, MI 488791740270388
- Mark White, ODSaint Johns, MI 488791962491902
- Suzanne Maystead, ODPortland, MI 488751932187911
Common questions
What is Stephen K. Near, O.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen K. Near, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811087745, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen K. Near, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 235 N Mill St, Saint Louis, MI, 48880. Phone: (989) 681-2684. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen K. Near, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4901003250, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen K. Near, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen K. Near, O.D. had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen K. Near, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.