Dr. Stephen Alexander Watson , MD
Ophthalmology โข Chicago, IL
675 N Saint Clair St, Suite 15-500
Chicago, IL 606115975
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 September 14, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 316 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ 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 โ Established patient complete exam of visual system: 94 service units.
- 92012 โ Established patient problem focused exam of visual system: 76 service units.
- 92134 โ Imaging of retina: 48 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 7 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 316 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Latanoprost โ 168 prescription fills, including refills.
- Dorzolamide-Timolol (Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat) โ 65 prescription fills, including refills.
- Dorzolamide Hcl โ 30 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 141 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 981. Middle half: 395 to 2,247.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 519 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,942. Middle half: 813 to 3,689.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 172 in 2020 to 316 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
675 N Saint Clair St
Suite 15-500
Chicago, IL 606115975
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Near North Health Service Corporation; Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2009
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
158 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $27,722 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $19,304 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
634 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
$13,248 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $121.34 in 2023
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023.
Years since graduation
17 years (graduated 2009)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2009 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
2009
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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. Watson 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. Watson 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 Chicago and Illinois
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 141 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 981. Middle half: 395 to 2,247.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 519 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,942. Middle half: 813 to 3,689.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 141 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $90,638. Middle half: $36,624 to $278,832.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 519 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $217,562. Middle half: $82,211 to $445,105.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 141 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $64,290. Middle half: $24,574 to $204,829.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 519 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $156,041. Middle half: $58,651 to $322,257.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 180 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 387. Middle half: 133 to 1,297.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 570 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 891. Middle half: 294 to 1,971.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL (2024, 180 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,351. Middle half: $3,118 to $119,759.
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Illinois (2024, 570 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $71,776. Middle half: $10,407 to $185,387.
309 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Chicago, IL (898 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
1.3% of these 309 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
53.1% of these 309 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
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 84% from 172 in 2020 to 316 in 2024.
- 2020: 172
- 2021: 210
- 2022: 241
- 2023: 266
- 2024: 316
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 54% from $17,944 in 2020 to $27,722 in 2024.
- 2020: $17,944
- 2021: $21,284
- 2022: $23,958
- 2023: $25,378
- 2024: $27,722
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 62% from $11,935 in 2020 to $19,304 in 2024.
- 2020: $11,935
- 2021: $14,208
- 2022: $15,381
- 2023: $17,080
- 2024: $19,304
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 48% from 214 in 2020 to 316 in 2024.
- 2020: 214
- 2021: 305
- 2022: 289
- 2023: 319
- 2024: 316
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 89% from 336 in 2020 to 634 in 2024.
- 2020: 336
- 2021: 463
- 2022: 525
- 2023: 641
- 2024: 634
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 149% from $5,325 in 2020 to $13,248 in 2024.
- 2020: $5,325
- 2021: $6,562
- 2022: $9,806
- 2023: $20,757
- 2024: $13,248
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 88% from $1,000.00 in 2019 to $121.34 in 2023.
- 2019: $1,000.00
- 2020: $19.40
- 2022: $106.71
- 2023: $121.34
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), 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 2023 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $121.34.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LYNPARZA | General | $121.34 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, 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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94 | 90 | $381.00 | $126.85 |
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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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76 | 64 | $263.00 | $91.56 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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48 | 41 | $266.00 | $41.54 |
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92083
Exam of visual field with extended testing
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38 | 33 | $282.00 | $64.79 |
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92133
Imaging of optic nerve
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28 | 27 | $266.00 | $36.10 |
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92004
New patient complete exam of visual system
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21 | 21 | $459.00 | $154.53 |
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76514
Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness
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11 | 11 | $100.00 | $11.59 |
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 | 168 | 11,421 | $2,205.03 | 53 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 65 | 3,485 | $1,070.44 | 16 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 30 | 1,420 | $417.88 | โ |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 24 | 1,690 | $1,179.58 | โ |
| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 16 | 180 | $120.41 | โ |
| Restasis Multidose | Cyclosporine | 13 | 390 | $8,255.13 | โ |
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: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20140616000340
IL
6406070358
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Near North Health Service Corporation
1276 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL 606102089
Phone: 3123371073
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
675 N Saint Clair St, Chicago, IL 606115975
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
675 N St Clair, Chicago, IL 606115975
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology - Neuro-ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Ophthalmology - Retina Specialist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated September 14, 2009.
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 Ophthalmology Specialists in Chicago
- Dr. Haroon Ismail, MD
- Dr. Dmitry Pyatetsky, MD
- Dr. Thomas Patrianakos, DO
- Dr. Thomas Mizen, MD
- Dr. Janice Zeid, MD
- Dr. Camille Palma, MD
Mailing Address
680 N Lake Shore Dr, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 606114546
Phone: 7089213048