Stephen Lesche
Ophthalmology โข Charlottesville, VA
2955 Ivy Rd Ste 300
Charlottesville, VA 229039353
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NPI assigned on December 30, 2015; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 20 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:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 20 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 the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,774 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 410 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisolone Acetate โ 399 prescription fills, including refills.
- Dorzolamide-Timolol (Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat) โ 359 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 21 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Charlottesville, VA (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,659. Middle half: 539 to 2,668.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,382. Middle half: 859 to 4,452.
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 73 in 2022 to 20 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2955 Ivy Rd Ste 300
Charlottesville, VA 229039353
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 1 group name: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Mid Atlantic States, Inc. 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
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
2018
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
33 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 $1,612 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 $938 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
4,997 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
$116,204 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 $109.63 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
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
2015
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)
Stephen Lesche 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 Stephen Lesche 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 Charlottesville and Virginia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Charlottesville, VA (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,659. Middle half: 539 to 2,668.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 2,382. Middle half: 859 to 4,452.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Charlottesville, VA (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $127,105. Middle half: $41,058 to $270,639.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $269,689. Middle half: $95,530 to $534,401.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Charlottesville, VA (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $97,748. Middle half: $31,172 to $195,222.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 371 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $197,777. Middle half: $67,054 to $388,179.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Charlottesville, VA (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 523. Middle half: 218 to 1,097.
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 388 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 835. Middle half: 328 to 1,699.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Charlottesville, VA (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,218. Middle half: $3,236 to $79,797.
A higher Part D drug cost than 60% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Virginia (2024, 388 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $59,096. Middle half: $14,505 to $172,131.
46 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Charlottesville, VA (592 in Virginia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Charlottesville
0% of these 46 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.6% of these 46 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 decreased 73% from 73 in 2022 to 20 in 2024.
- 2022: 73
- 2023: 76
- 2024: 20
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 66% from $4,697 in 2022 to $1,612 in 2024.
- 2022: $4,697
- 2023: $4,685
- 2024: $1,612
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 74% from $3,651 in 2022 to $938 in 2024.
- 2022: $3,651
- 2023: $2,610
- 2024: $938
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 1138% from 224 in 2020 to 2,774 in 2024.
- 2020: 224
- 2021: 54
- 2022: 896
- 2023: 2,850
- 2024: 2,774
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 874% from 513 in 2020 to 4,997 in 2024.
- 2020: 513
- 2021: 116
- 2022: 1,589
- 2023: 5,156
- 2024: 4,997
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 192% from $39,795 in 2020 to $116,204 in 2024.
- 2020: $39,795
- 2021: $5,037
- 2022: $93,568
- 2023: $234,290
- 2024: $116,204
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 91% from $1,231.94 in 2022 to $109.63 in 2023.
- 2022: $1,231.94
- 2023: $109.63
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 $109.63.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XEN GLAUCOMA TREATMENT SYSTEM | General | $109.63 |
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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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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20 | 18 | $223.00 | $80.59 |
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 | 410 | 29,719 | $5,094.26 | 201 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | Prednisolone Acetate | 399 | 10,326 | $19,908.68 | 241 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 359 | 28,082 | $9,284.75 | 153 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | Ketorolac Tromethamine | 352 | 9,425 | $8,881.36 | 222 |
| Moxifloxacin | Moxifloxacin Hcl | 267 | 2,427 | $2,654.96 | 201 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | Brimonidine Tartrate | 257 | 18,428 | $5,829.08 | 127 |
| Acetazolamide | Acetazolamide | 165 | 287 | $1,076.80 | 137 |
| Dorzolamide Hcl | Dorzolamide Hcl | 97 | 6,986 | $2,578.94 | 39 |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | Pilocarpine Hcl | 93 | 6,800 | $3,685.03 | 34 |
| Timolol Maleate | Timolol Maleate | 88 | 6,990 | $2,066.73 | 50 |
| Rhopressa | Netarsudil Mesylate | 59 | 2,301 | $28,821.50 | 19 |
| Acetazolamide Er | Acetazolamide | 52 | 2,372 | $2,861.57 | 19 |
| Travoprost | Travoprost | 47 | 3,004 | $3,757.05 | 18 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | Dorzolamide/Timolol/Pf | 32 | 1,260 | $3,896.61 | โ |
| Atropine Sulfate | Atropine Sulfate | 22 | 820 | $755.72 | 12 |
| Bimatoprost | Bimatoprost | 17 | 1,120 | $1,664.20 | โ |
| Combigan | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 14 | 500 | $3,969.93 | โ |
| Lumigan | Bimatoprost | 11 | 625 | $4,217.89 | โ |
| Levobunolol Hcl | Levobunolol Hcl | 11 | 950 | $672.34 | โ |
| Methazolamide | Methazolamide | 11 | 840 | $3,478.47 | โ |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol | Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 11 | 369 | $1,048.35 | 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: 2023-07-31NUCC 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
I20230816002077
MD
2163804782
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
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Mid Atlantic States, Inc
2391 Greenspring Dr, Timonium, MD 210936038
Phone: 3018162424
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Mid Atlantic States, Inc
13285 Minnieville Rd, Woodbridge, VA 221924018
Phone: 7039862400
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Mid Atlantic States, Inc
10810 Connecticut Ave, Kensington, MD 208952138
Phone: 3019297100
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Mid Atlantic States, Inc
655 Watkins Mill Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 208793301
Phone: 2406324000
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Of The Mid Atlantic States, Inc
1221 Mercantile Ln, Largo, MD 207745374
Phone: 3016185700
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.)
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry, Master of Science
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: VA 0101274430)
Registered at 2955 IVY RD STE 300, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 229039353 (Tel: 4349245485)
Registered at PO BOX 9007, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 229069007
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 600 NORTH WOLFE STREET, THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, BALTIMORE, MD 212872109 (Tel: 4109555000)
Registered at 733 RUTLAND AVE, THE JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, BALTIMORE, MD 212052109 (Tel: 4109553080)
Recorded as STEPHEN LESCHE
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 Charlottesville
- Dr. Ashley Schauer, MD
- Dr. William Macilwaine, MD
- Dr. Brian Conway, MD
- Dr. Bruce Carter, MD
- Dr. Tara Mcgehee, MD
- Dr. Marc Odrich, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 9007
Charlottesville, VA 229069007