Steven M. Thomas, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Steven M. Thomas, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1275539975, issued on Jun 27, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD9966, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven M. Thomas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD9966 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 632 Morrison Springs RD, Chattanooga, TN 37415
- Phone
- (423) 778-2020
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 3189796 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven M. Thomas in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD9966Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
299 Medicare Part D claims for 101 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
- Latanoprost165 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol41 claims
- Timolol Maleate26 claims
- Lumigan17 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $34.97
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Terumo Medical 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.
Steven M. Thomas among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Steven M. Thomas, MD is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 55% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
All 366 in Tennessee → Every provider in Chattanooga → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Caroline Elias, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374151538187224
- David Friedrich, MDChattanooga, TN 374151841288131
- Jon Hildebrand, MDChattanooga, TN 374151457748501
- Thomas Reynolds, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374151003815580
- Robert Baker, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374121275510885
- Carey Dozier, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374121023235231
- James Richmond, M.D.Chattanooga, TN 374121184620288
- Charles Kirby, MDChattanooga, TN 374111740282755
Common questions
What is Steven M. Thomas, MD's NPI number?
Steven M. Thomas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275539975, issued on Jun 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven M. Thomas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 632 Morrison Springs RD, Chattanooga, TN, 37415. Phone: (423) 778-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven M. Thomas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD9966, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven M. Thomas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven M. Thomas, MD had 299 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven M. Thomas, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.