Dr. Mark Charles Steckel , MD
Surgery • Fairfield, CT
140 Sherman Street
Fairfield, CT 06824
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on November 9, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 663 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 92014 — Established patient complete exam of visual system: 275 service units.
- 92012 — Established patient problem focused exam of visual system: 169 service units.
- 92004 — New patient complete exam of visual system: 59 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 497 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Latanoprost — 190 prescription fills, including refills.
- Timolol Maleate — 102 prescription fills, including refills.
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth (Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha) — 76 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Connecticut (2024, 192 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 126. Middle half: 68 to 252.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 388 in 2020 to 663 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
140 Sherman Street
Fairfield, CT 06824
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine
1984
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
355 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $68,455 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $44,939 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
870 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$34,703 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $59.59 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $59.59 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- CooperVision Inc.: $59.59 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
42 years (graduated 1984)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1984 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Steckel has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Steckel as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Fairfield and Connecticut
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Connecticut (2024, 192 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 126. Middle half: 68 to 252.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Fairfield have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Connecticut (2024, 192 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,908. Middle half: $8,304 to $38,137.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Fairfield have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Connecticut (2024, 192 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,572. Middle half: $6,479 to $29,928.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Fairfield have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Connecticut (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 48. Middle half: 18 to 95.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Fairfield have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Connecticut (2024, 114 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $389. Middle half: $115 to $1,910.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Fairfield have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
7 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Fairfield, CT (360 in Connecticut).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 71% from 388 in 2020 to 663 in 2024.
- 2020: 388
- 2021: 554
- 2022: 595
- 2023: 621
- 2024: 663
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 53% from $44,740 in 2020 to $68,455 in 2024.
- 2020: $44,740
- 2021: $63,285
- 2022: $63,291
- 2023: $68,103
- 2024: $68,455
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 58% from $28,463 in 2020 to $44,939 in 2024.
- 2020: $28,463
- 2021: $43,837
- 2022: $40,929
- 2023: $46,389
- 2024: $44,939
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 497 in 2020 and 497 in 2024.
- 2020: 497
- 2021: 498
- 2022: 560
- 2023: 587
- 2024: 497
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30-day fills
30-day fills stayed about the same: 818 in 2020 and 870 in 2024.
- 2020: 818
- 2021: 821
- 2022: 870
- 2023: 964
- 2024: 870
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 17% from $29,732 in 2020 to $34,703 in 2024.
- 2020: $29,732
- 2021: $34,695
- 2022: $42,721
- 2023: $46,886
- 2024: $34,703
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $44.69 in 2021 to $59.59 in 2025.
- 2021: $44.69
- 2022: $49.46
- 2023: $62.89
- 2024: $121.59
- 2025: $59.59
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $59.59.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| CooperVision Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MyDay Contact Lens | General | $34.74 |
| CooperVision Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MiSight Contact Lens | General | $24.85 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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275 | 252 | $156.11 | $131.68 |
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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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169 | 117 | $111.39 | $93.35 |
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92004
New patient complete exam of visual system
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59 | 59 | $206.61 | $155.41 |
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92020
Exam of the internal drainage system of eye
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43 | 41 | $70.00 | $28.48 |
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92083
Exam of visual field with extended testing
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42 | 39 | $158.81 | $66.81 |
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92060
Exam to measure eye deviation and range of motion
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38 | 31 | $100.26 | $66.68 |
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92202
Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing
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22 | 18 | $150.00 | $15.88 |
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92201
Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing
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15 | 11 | $150.00 | $25.58 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 190 | 10,509 | $2,219.84 | 48 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 102 | 6,404 | $958.68 | 30 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 76 | 1,475 | $594.53 | 53 |
| Lumigan | Bimatoprost | 48 | 2,265 | $21,443.09 | — |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 33 | 1,911 | $2,137.18 | — |
| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 22 | 267 | $134.73 | 20 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 15 | 1,100 | $196.76 | — |
| Restasis | Cyclosporine | 11 | 330 | $7,017.74 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20111208000743
CT
8820263478
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated November 09, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Fairfield
- Dr. Roselle Crombie, MD, MPH
- Dr. Alph Emmanuel, MD
- Dr. Saber Ghiassi, MD, MPH
- Dr. Sherard Chiu, MD
- Dr. Jennifer Schwartz, MD
Mailing Address
140 Sherman Street
Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone: 2032561320