Physician

Steven Matthew Yaplee, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Steven Yaplee, M.D. (NPI: 1760678643) practices ophthalmology in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Kern, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is GEORGE YAPLEE MEDICAL CENTER INC. (NPI: 1841368925; TIN: 770464032) and primary practice location at 93215-3694.

Yaplee's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 539 traditional Medicare patients, billed 7,587 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $819,701 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 68761 (Closure of tear duct opening using plug). Part D data shows 3,585 prescription claims across 818 beneficiaries totaling $991,356 in drug costs, led by Oxervate (Cenegermin-Bkbj). Open Payments data shows 56 records totaling $1,482. 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. Similarly, 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	1,497	14,570	$916,551
2016	1,197	9,932	$698,597
2017	1,332	13,042	$777,440
2018	1,271	14,207	$873,917
2019	1,193	14,732	$974,378
2020	806	10,191	$657,073
2021	800	9,433	$915,662
2022	732	9,091	$926,617
2023	590	7,622	$1,066,900
2024	539	7,587	$819,701

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	909	5,300	$816,945
2016	818	4,033	$646,504
2017	893	4,940	$1,007,032
2018	861	5,009	$1,072,754
2019	986	4,967	$1,097,340
2020	959	4,596	$986,314
2021	1,047	5,285	$928,136
2022	992	5,223	$1,127,178
2023	976	4,882	$1,032,589
2024	818	3,585	$991,356

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
68761	Closure of tear duct opening using plug	359	441	$150
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	465	1,340	$94
92012	Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	282	613	$67
92134	Imaging of retina	310	377	$30
92250	Photography of the retina	394	536	$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Oxervate	Cenegermin-Bkbj	12	168	$337,781
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	464	21,800	$202,554
Restasis	Cyclosporine	113	6,480	$127,802
Cyclosporine	Cyclosporine	142	6,750	$59,484
Combigan	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	125	5,262	$33,048

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.	56	$1,482	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 Matthew Yaplee, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Steven Matthew Yaplee, M.D. (NPI 1760678643), 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 Matthew Yaplee, 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 Steven Matthew Yaplee, M.D.?

Steven Matthew Yaplee, M.D. is linked to GEORGE YAPLEE MEDICAL CENTER INC. (billing NPI 1841368925) in the available physician profile data.

Does Steven Matthew Yaplee, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Steven Matthew Yaplee, M.D. has 56 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.