Stephen S. Pappas, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Bethesda, MD
Stephen S. Pappas, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1306849716, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Maryland D0044710, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen S. Pappas
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- D0044710 MD
MD20175 DC
0101053846 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6420 Rockledge Dr, Bethesda, MD 20817
- Phone
- (301) 571-5000
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 571-4307
- Medicaid ID
- 087111700 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240620001339); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen S. Pappas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0044710Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine34 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol16 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): 82.3 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: $180.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sinai Hospital OF Baltimore, IncBaltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen S. Pappas among 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland
Stephen S. Pappas, M.D. is one of 588 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Stephen S. Pappas, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen S. Pappas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306849716, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen S. Pappas, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6420 Rockledge Dr, Bethesda, MD, 20817. Phone: (301) 571-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen S. Pappas, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0044710, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen S. Pappas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen S. Pappas, M.D. had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen S. Pappas, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 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.