Physician

Nathan Christopher Steinle, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Nathan Steinle, M.D. (NPI: 1942455423) practices ophthalmology in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from San Luis Obispo, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CALIFORNIA RETINA CONSULTANTS (NPI: 1386737617; TIN: 223697030) and primary practice location at 93401-8741.

Steinle's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 3,051 traditional Medicare patients, billed 220,352 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $9,812,656 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 67028 (Injection of drug into eye). Part D data shows 2,210 prescription claims across 561 beneficiaries totaling $108,175 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 109 records totaling $189,107. 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 risen steadily, from $5,133,288 to $9,812,656. 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.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$4.9M$9.8M2015 Medicare payment: $5,133,288 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $4,882,773 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $5,209,777 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $5,958,333 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $6,721,662 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $7,042,021 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $7,177,626 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $7,853,158 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $9,520,341 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $9,812,656 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,91034,171$5,133,288
20161,92635,663$4,882,773
20172,02336,718$5,209,777
20182,09140,937$5,958,333
20192,20345,352$6,721,662
20202,60340,386$7,042,021
20212,60141,661$7,177,626
20222,81250,571$7,853,158
20233,06585,113$9,520,341
20243,051220,352$9,812,656

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$81K$162K2015 Drug cost: $61,412 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $78,278 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $115,416 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $112,633 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $136,639 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $156,582 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $161,988 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $136,436 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $134,020 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $108,175 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015226750$61,412
2016256948$78,278
20173281,210$115,416
20183861,496$112,633
20193991,552$136,639
20204531,959$156,582
20214471,945$161,988
20224731,892$136,436
20235572,136$134,020
20245612,210$108,175

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

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.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
67028Injection of drug into eye1,0824,679$114
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system2,1574,004$96
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system1,4392,705$79
92134Imaging of retina2,8568,522$34
92202Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing1,1861,769$12

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate69527,239$22,414
LumiganBimatoprost372,058$21,426
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate1266,087$5,186
CyclosporineCyclosporine16720$3,677
Alphagan PBrimonidine Tartrate11330$3,633

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.98$137,030Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.11$52,077Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Nathan Christopher Steinle, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Nathan Christopher Steinle, M.D. (NPI 1942455423), 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 Nathan Christopher Steinle, 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 Nathan Christopher Steinle, M.D.?

Nathan Christopher Steinle, M.D. is linked to CALIFORNIA RETINA CONSULTANTS (billing NPI 1386737617) in the available physician profile data.

Does Nathan Christopher Steinle, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Nathan Christopher Steinle, M.D. has 109 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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