Physician

Stephen J. Phillips, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Stephen Phillips, M.D. (NPI: 1265499693) practices ophthalmology in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Horry, SC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CHARLESTON NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE (NPI: 1225094600; TIN: 202359956) and primary practice location at 29588-4504.

Phillips' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,007 traditional Medicare patients, billed 42,731 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $5,032,466 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 206 prescription claims across 75 beneficiaries totaling $15,299 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 5 records totaling $94. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $979,769 to $5,032,466. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	1,012	10,602	$979,769
2016	1,011	11,611	$1,195,807
2017	1,052	12,141	$1,286,806
2018	1,066	12,041	$1,392,947
2019	1,040	14,181	$2,426,184
2020	922	17,541	$4,662,349
2021	967	17,919	$5,090,064
2022	938	20,755	$5,050,332
2023	939	46,110	$5,070,109
2024	1,007	42,731	$5,032,466

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	59	168	$32,249
2016	52	133	$11,025
2017	69	205	$13,996
2018	79	221	$16,477
2019	66	179	$15,222
2020	66	219	$15,230
2021	82	240	$13,469
2022	77	221	$11,118
2023	85	238	$11,620
2024	75	206	$15,299

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
J0178	Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	378	4,025	$647
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	187	187	$110
67028	Injection of drug into eye	672	3,159	$92
92134	Imaging of retina	838	3,313	$32
92250	Photography of the retina	197	313	$28

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	70	2,450	$3,904
Atropine Sulfate	Atropine Sulfate	45	1,144	$1,433
Moxifloxacin	Moxifloxacin Hcl	34	400	$646
Gatifloxacin	Gatifloxacin	18	179	$581
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	19	851	$61

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	5	$94	Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Stephen J. Phillips, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Stephen J. Phillips, M.D. (NPI 1265499693), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Stephen J. Phillips, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Stephen J. Phillips, M.D.?

Stephen J. Phillips, M.D. is linked to CHARLESTON NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE (billing NPI 1225094600) in the available physician profile data.

Does Stephen J. Phillips, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Stephen J. Phillips, M.D. has 5 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.