Physician

Stephen Lee Perkins, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Stephen Perkins, M.D. (NPI: 1427054436) practices ophthalmology in the Knoxville, TN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Knox, TN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SOUTHEASTERN RETINA ASSOCIATES, P.C. (NPI: 1932200664; TIN: 621094813) and primary practice location at 37922-3572.

Perkins' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,036 traditional Medicare patients, billed 47,817 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $3,159,097 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 742 prescription claims across 282 beneficiaries totaling $33,942 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 35 records totaling $72,671. 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 did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have changed little. 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	1,138	12,744	$2,108,772
2016	1,200	13,228	$2,276,718
2017	1,143	13,665	$2,310,098
2018	1,077	12,985	$2,182,164
2019	1,046	12,629	$1,936,003
2020	915	11,444	$1,793,165
2021	902	11,434	$1,835,948
2022	920	11,478	$1,820,578
2023	1,046	25,746	$2,376,989
2024	1,036	47,817	$3,159,097

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	258	730	$47,242
2016	270	744	$41,592
2017	249	771	$53,882
2018	242	751	$56,240
2019	255	774	$58,705
2020	224	701	$56,818
2021	232	696	$52,939
2022	239	672	$47,973
2023	271	735	$47,304
2024	282	742	$33,942

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
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	130	171	$96
67028	Injection of drug into eye	393	2,122	$87
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	427	514	$85
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	284	408	$62
92134	Imaging of retina	972	2,980	$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	76	3,608	$3,750
Loteprednol Etabonate	Loteprednol Etabonate	17	722	$2,375
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth	Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha	184	3,726	$2,276
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	68	3,821	$2,231
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	102	4,847	$1,275

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.	22	$520	Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	13	$72,151	Genentech, Inc.
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 Lee Perkins, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Stephen Lee Perkins, M.D. (NPI 1427054436), 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 Lee Perkins, 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 Lee Perkins, M.D.?

Stephen Lee Perkins, M.D. is linked to SOUTHEASTERN RETINA ASSOCIATES, P.C. (billing NPI 1932200664) in the available physician profile data.

Does Stephen Lee Perkins, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Stephen Lee Perkins, M.D. has 35 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.