Physician

Stephen Myles Potter, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Stephen Potter, M.D. (NPI: 1982043626) practices ophthalmology in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Aiken, SC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is AIKEN OPHTHALMOLOGY PC (NPI: 1659315802; TIN: 571103729) and primary practice location at 29801-2818.

Potter's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,908 traditional Medicare patients, billed 4,671 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $386,871 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92014 (Established patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 2,034 prescription claims across 554 beneficiaries totaling $354,829 in drug costs, led by Xiidra (Lifitegrast). Open Payments data shows 27 records totaling $736. 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 sharply higher in recent years, from $3,143 to $386,871. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $845 to $354,829. 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$193K$387K2017 Medicare payment: $3,143 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $19,222 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $80,956 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $207,743 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $304,320 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $377,556 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $378,086 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $386,871 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
20173138$3,143
2018113196$19,222
2019449855$80,956
20207901,954$207,743
20211,2173,175$304,320
20221,8124,559$377,556
20231,9274,945$378,086
20241,9084,671$386,871

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$200K$401K2015 Drug cost: $845 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $4,918 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $2,728 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $10,407 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $57,419 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $109,790 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $203,772 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $218,932 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $400,875 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $354,829 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151530$845
20162152$4,918
20171636$2,728
201852139$10,407
2019183533$57,419
20203721,107$109,790
20214401,279$203,772
20224401,403$218,932
20234671,636$400,875
20245542,034$354,829

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
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system1,3601,495$80
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system298374$59
92134Imaging of retina382415$27
92250Photography of the retina605619$25
92133Imaging of optic nerve313364$23

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
XiidraLifitegrast564,170$91,990
RestasisCyclosporine593,510$71,470
LumiganBimatoprost1306,447$65,469
RocklatanNetarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost341,351$16,652
CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol261,465$10,928

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.27$736Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Stephen Myles Potter, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Stephen Myles Potter, M.D. (NPI 1982043626), 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 Myles Potter, 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 Myles Potter, M.D.?

Stephen Myles Potter, M.D. is linked to AIKEN OPHTHALMOLOGY PC (billing NPI 1659315802) in the available physician profile data.

Does Stephen Myles Potter, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Stephen Myles Potter, M.D. has 27 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.