Dr. Kidane H. Assefa , MD
Ophthalmology • St. Thomas, VI
The Eye Clinic
St. Thomas, VI 00803
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 20, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 521 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:
- 92012 — Established patient problem focused exam of visual system: 231 service units.
- 92014 — Established patient complete exam of visual system: 147 service units.
- 92250 — Photography of the retina: 69 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 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,724 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:
- Dorzolamide-Timolol (Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat) — 522 prescription fills, including refills.
- Travoprost — 486 prescription fills, including refills.
- Latanoprost — 226 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 14 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,057 in 2020 to 521 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
The Eye Clinic
St. Thomas, VI 00803
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 Stony Brook, School Of Medicine
1998
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
293 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 $46,942 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 $25,707 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
2,140 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
$127,463 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $88.33 in 2025
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 2025.
Years since graduation
28 years (graduated 1998)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1998 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. Assefa 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. Assefa 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 St. Thomas and Virgin Islands
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Not enough clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virgin Islands have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to make a comparison.
Medicare-allowed amount
Not enough clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virgin Islands have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to make a comparison.
Paid by Medicare
Not enough clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virgin Islands have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to make a comparison.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Not enough clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virgin Islands have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to make a comparison.
Part D drug cost
Not enough clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virgin Islands have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to make a comparison.
3 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in St. Thomas, VI (5 in Virgin Islands).
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 decreased 51% from 1,057 in 2020 to 521 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,057
- 2021: 676
- 2022: 683
- 2023: 549
- 2024: 521
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 56% from $105,561 in 2020 to $46,942 in 2024.
- 2020: $105,561
- 2021: $66,469
- 2022: $68,967
- 2023: $54,183
- 2024: $46,942
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 55% from $56,929 in 2020 to $25,707 in 2024.
- 2020: $56,929
- 2021: $36,525
- 2022: $34,903
- 2023: $26,637
- 2024: $25,707
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 27% from 2,367 in 2020 to 1,724 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,367
- 2021: 2,223
- 2022: 2,104
- 2023: 1,842
- 2024: 1,724
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 27% from 2,945 in 2020 to 2,140 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,945
- 2021: 2,742
- 2022: 2,623
- 2023: 2,289
- 2024: 2,140
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 41% from $217,651 in 2020 to $127,463 in 2024.
- 2020: $217,651
- 2021: $205,558
- 2022: $189,032
- 2023: $175,272
- 2024: $127,463
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $110.73 in 2024 to $88.33 in 2025.
- 2024: $110.73
- 2025: $88.33
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 $88.33.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Thea Pharma Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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IYUZEH | General | $88.33 |
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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92012
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system
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231 | 187 | $89.11 | $86.83 |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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147 | 123 | $126.83 | $122.64 |
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92250
Photography of the retina
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69 | 68 | $39.70 | $35.91 |
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92083
Exam of visual field with extended testing
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35 | 35 | $62.49 | $61.69 |
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92002
New patient problem focused exam of visual system
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23 | 23 | $97.02 | $82.70 |
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92004
New patient complete exam of visual system
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16 | 16 | $146.62 | $144.84 |
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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| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 522 | 21,479 | $17,164.97 | 142 |
| Travoprost | Travoprost | 486 | 14,330 | $74,227.40 | 103 |
| Latanoprost | Latanoprost | 226 | 7,387 | $6,371.81 | 43 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 193 | 6,785 | $3,815.53 | 47 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 78 | 2,033 | $2,411.32 | 29 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 52 | 1,900 | $1,224.56 | 16 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 48 | 1,268 | $2,248.41 | 33 |
| Lumigan | Bimatoprost | 26 | 851 | $9,102.74 | — |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 22 | 927 | $995.73 | — |
| Combigan | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 21 | 535 | $5,448.88 | — |
| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 14 | 141 | $294.26 | — |
| Tobramycin-Dexamethasone | Tobramycin/Dexamethasone | 14 | 175 | $488.74 | — |
| Xalatan | Latanoprost | 11 | 275 | $3,502.43 | — |
| Moxifloxacin | Moxifloxacin Hcl | 11 | 148 | $166.19 | — |
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
I20041013001278
VI
7810957867
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 September 20, 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 Ophthalmology Specialists in St. Thomas
Mailing Address
Po Box 302682
St Thomas, VI 008032682
Phone: 3407756552