Dr. Ethan Mitchel Stern , MD
Ophthalmology โข Jackson, MI
1116 W Ganson St
Jackson, MI 492024240
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 June 10, 2018; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 189 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: 55 service units.
- 92134 โ Imaging of retina: 55 service units.
- 67028 โ Injection of drug into eye: 41 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.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 5 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 33 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:
- Prednisolone Acetate โ 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ketorolac Tromethamine โ 15 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 the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Michigan (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,346. Middle half: 560 to 2,503.
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 167 in 2023 to 189 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1116 W Ganson St
Jackson, MI 492024240
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: Aspirus Rhinelander And Tomahawk Hospitals And Clinics, Inc.; Robert D. Ross, Md (Apmc). 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
Tulane University School Of Medicine
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
72 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 $16,035 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 $11,558 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
43 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
$1,683 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.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,281.20 across 19 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $1,179.08 across 18 records.
- Entertainment: $102.12 across 1 record.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 12)
- Astellas Pharma US Inc: $207.85 across 4 records.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $176.04 across 2 records.
- Harrow Eye, LLC: $163.57 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
8 years (graduated 2018)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 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
2018
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. Stern 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. Stern 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 Jackson and Michigan
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Michigan (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,346. Middle half: 560 to 2,503.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Jackson have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Michigan (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $137,699. Middle half: $49,630 to $280,968.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Jackson have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Michigan (2024, 512 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $97,396. Middle half: $34,458 to $203,115.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Jackson have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Michigan (2024, 554 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,008. Middle half: 346 to 1,869.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Jackson have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Michigan (2024, 554 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $69,975. Middle half: $14,648 to $171,442.
Too few clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Jackson have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
9 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Jackson, MI (791 in Michigan).
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 13% from 167 in 2023 to 189 in 2024.
- 2023: 167
- 2024: 189
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 16% from $13,829 in 2023 to $16,035 in 2024.
- 2023: $13,829
- 2024: $16,035
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 11% from $10,378 in 2023 to $11,558 in 2024.
- 2023: $10,378
- 2024: $11,558
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 84% from 201 in 2020 to 33 in 2024.
- 2020: 201
- 2021: 648
- 2022: 1,357
- 2023: 89
- 2024: 33
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 81% from 222 in 2020 to 43 in 2024.
- 2020: 222
- 2021: 752
- 2022: 1,570
- 2023: 103
- 2024: 43
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 82% from $9,580 in 2020 to $1,683 in 2024.
- 2020: $9,580
- 2021: $105,666
- 2022: $219,373
- 2023: $16,885
- 2024: $1,683
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $184.18 in 2021 to $1,281.20 in 2025.
- 2021: $184.18
- 2022: $2,197.49
- 2023: $4,242.28
- 2024: $7,726.65
- 2025: $1,281.20
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 โ December 31, 2025): 19 records totaling $1,281.20.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VYZULTA | General | $141.98 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EYLEA HD | General | $126.93 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRIESENCE | General | $125.81 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Izervay | General | $124.86 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XDEMVY | General | $121.68 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EYLEA HD | General | $119.21 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Syfovre | General | $108.97 |
| Optos, Inc. |
Entertainment
In-kind items and services
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NFC-700 | General | $102.12 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EYLEA HD | General | $56.83 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IHEEZO | General | $37.76 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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EYLEA HD | General | $34.09 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Izervay | General | $33.27 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $30.11 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Izervay | General | $27.35 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Izervay | General | $22.37 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ACTHAR | General | $21.29 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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YUTIQ | General | $15.94 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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OZURDEX | General | $15.49 |
| Sandoz Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Cimerli | General | $15.14 |
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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55 | 44 | $294.69 | $117.04 |
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92134
Imaging of retina
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55 | 48 | $112.71 | $35.78 |
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67028
Injection of drug into eye
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41 | 23 | $321.85 | $104.18 |
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92250
Photography of the retina
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21 | 18 | $133.86 | $33.68 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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17 | 17 | $332.00 | $155.94 |
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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| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 18 | 732 | $1,196.40 | 16 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 15 | 458 | $486.72 | 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
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-04-28NUCC 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.
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
I20260514001167
MI
1153708268
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
Aspirus Rhinelander And Tomahawk Hospitals And Clinics, Inc.
824 Illinois Ave, Stevens Point, WI 544813112
Phone: 7153441600
Robert D. Ross, Md (Apmc)
4224 Houma Blvd, Metairie, LA 700062937
Phone: 5048887771
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 Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology - Retina Specialist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1116 W GANSON ST, JACKSON, MI 492024240 (Tel: 8778528463)
Registered at 1116 W GANSON ST, JACKSON, MI 492024240 (Tel: 8778528463)
Registered at 2221 CLEARVIEW PKWY STE 100, METAIRIE, LA 700012458 (Tel: 5048887771)
Registered at 2221 CLEARVIEW PKWY STE 100, METAIRIE, LA 700012458 (Tel: 5048887771)
Registered at 2800 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD STE 160, METAIRIE, LA 700026175 (Tel: 5042649428)
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: LA 338669)
Registered at 8300 FLOYD CURL DR FL 6, SAN ANTONIO, TX 782293931 (Tel: 2104509400)
Registered at 8300 FLOYD CURL DR FL 6, SAN ANTONIO, TX 782293931 (Tel: 2104509400)
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: TX T5465)
Registered at 7703 FLOYD CURL DR # 6230, SAN ANTONIO, TX 782293901 (Tel: 2105678401)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1430 TULANE AVE # SL50, NEW ORLEANS, LA 701122632 (Tel: 5049887809)
Registered at 1430 TULANE AVE # SL50, NEW ORLEANS, LA 701122632
Recorded as ETHAN STERN, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Jackson
- Dr. Kevin Lavery, MD
- Dr. Marius Tijunelis, MD
- Dr. Paul Ernest, MD
- Dr. Casey Bunge, MD
- Dr. Michael Chames, MD
- Dr. Martin Patrias, MD
Mailing Address
1116 W Ganson St
Jackson, MI 492024240
Phone: 8778528463