Physician

Steven D Ness, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Steven Ness, M.D. (NPI: 1700844206) practices ophthalmology in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Bristol, MA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is BOSTON UNIVERSITY EYE ASSOCIATES, INC. (NPI: 1154317865; TIN: 043137333) and primary practice location at 02780-1085. Ness is affiliated with the BMC Integrated Care Services, Inc. (ACO ID: A2666), participating under the MSSP model.

Ness' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 592 traditional Medicare patients, billed 12,470 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $887,204 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 273 prescription claims across 81 beneficiaries totaling $18,052 in drug costs, led by Brimonidine Tartrate (Brimonidine Tartrate). Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $107. 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 changed little. 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	651	4,446	$590,029
2016	709	4,638	$675,772
2017	726	5,298	$825,451
2018	708	4,884	$852,336
2019	618	4,353	$811,252
2020	555	3,545	$677,521
2021	483	3,802	$692,240
2022	545	4,212	$833,282
2023	531	5,337	$789,289
2024	592	12,470	$887,204

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	58	254	$17,922
2016	71	326	$15,923
2017	72	382	$17,162
2018	59	250	$13,294
2019	48	227	$12,633
2020	66	304	$15,310
2021	59	220	$9,659
2022	56	236	$8,148
2023	72	288	$16,083
2024	81	273	$18,052

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	65	674	$651
67028	Injection of drug into eye	167	757	$91
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	331	338	$74
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	295	471	$65
92134	Imaging of retina	545	1,413	$29

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	48	2,521	$5,232
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	48	1,933	$1,926
Dorzolamide-Timolol	Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat	31	2,037	$633
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	51	2,520	$578
Timolol Maleate	Timolol Maleate	11	830	$452

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.	1	$107	ABBVIE 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 Steven D. Ness, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Steven D. Ness, M.D. (NPI 1700844206), 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 Steven D. Ness, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Steven D. Ness, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for BMC Integrated Care Services, Inc. (MSSP, ACO ID A2666).

What billing organization is linked to Steven D. Ness, M.D.?

Steven D. Ness, M.D. is linked to BOSTON UNIVERSITY EYE ASSOCIATES, INC. (billing NPI 1154317865) in the available physician profile data.

Does Steven D. Ness, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Steven D. Ness, M.D. has 1 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.