NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven A. Degroff, O.D.

Optometrist · Berne, IN

Steven A. Degroff, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Berne, Indiana, and NPI 1417939273, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (Indiana 18002194B, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana 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
1417939273
Name
Steven A. Degroff
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
18002194B IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 Forest Park Dr, Berne, IN 46711
Phone
(260) 589-3197
Enumerated
Nov 17, 2005
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(260) 589-2911
Medicaid ID
300006820 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050419000643); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 1985
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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69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

468 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Steven Degroff468
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost235 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate61 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate60 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol38 claims
  5. Dorzolamide Hcl13 claims
  6. Prednisolone Acetate13 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: $147.60

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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. Steven Degroff$147.60
  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. Midwest Eye Consultants PCBerne, IN

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

Steven A. Degroff among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana

Steven A. Degroff, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% 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, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 optometrist records list a practice address in Berne

They are 4 of the 40 NPPES records with a practice address in Berne, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Baum, O.D.Berne, IN 467111770006504
  2. Scott Bixler, O.D.Berne, IN 467111871593376
  3. Scott Lehman, O.D.Berne, IN 467111619977113
  4. Ryan Gustus, O.D.Bluffton, IN 467141285922716
  5. Sandra Hullinger, O.D.Bluffton, IN 467141265429153
  6. Dawn Kazmierzak, O.D.Bluffton, IN 467141174510069
  7. Julayne Miller, O.D.Bluffton, IN 467141235410275
  8. Matthew Mitchell, O.D.Bluffton, IN 467141871505123

Common questions

What is Steven A. Degroff, O.D.'s NPI number?

Steven A. Degroff, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417939273, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven A. Degroff, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 Forest Park Dr, Berne, IN, 46711. Phone: (260) 589-3197. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven A. Degroff, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 18002194B, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Steven A. Degroff, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven A. Degroff, O.D. had 468 Medicare Part D claims for 113 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.