Steven L Carter, MD
Ophthalmology · Ventura
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 3
- Since medical school
- 8 years
- University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine, 2018
Offices
3 locations · County of Ventura · Miramar Eye Specialists Medical Group Inc · Michael Jay Paveloff MD Inc
Plan participation
Not verified
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California Medical Board record
Licence A164830 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-08-31 · University of California, Irvine College of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Original Medicare doctor bills
$152,085
Medicare paid this office $152,085 for 761 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 357 | $33,745 | $66 |
| Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | 47 | $28,550 | $439 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 164 | $14,494 | $87 |
| New patient complete exam of visual system | 111 | $13,590 | $122 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 91 | $10,423 | $115 |
See all 18 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 357 | $33,745 | $66 |
| Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | 47 | $28,550 | $439 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 164 | $14,494 | $87 |
| New patient complete exam of visual system | 111 | $13,590 | $122 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 91 | $10,423 | $115 |
| Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | 28 | $8,528 | $275 |
| Exam of visual field with extended testing | 130 | $6,055 | $45 |
| Established patient complete exam of visual system | 44 | $4,671 | $106 |
| Imaging of retina | 111 | $3,885 | $34 |
| Closure of tear duct opening using plug | 19 | $3,783 | $172 |
| Imaging of optic nerve | 134 | $3,750 | $26 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 38 | $3,111 | $82 |
| Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | 50 | $2,048 | $25 |
| Established patient problem focused exam of visual system | 18 | $1,321 | $73 |
| New patient problem focused exam of visual system | 16 | $1,160 | $72 |
| Short return visit | 16 | $824 | $46 |
| Exam of the internal drainage system of eye | 18 | $377 | $21 |
| Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness | 16 | $129 | $8 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Cataract surgery | 246 | More than 87% of doctors who do this |
Procedures year by year
| Procedure | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | – | 41 | 65 |
| Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | – | 17 | 31 |
| Closure of tear duct opening using plug | – | 25 | 22 |
Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.
Who their Medicare patients are
761 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 76 · Under 65 4% · 85 and older 16% · Women 59% · Also on Medicaid 21% · Health risk score 1.22. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 1.16.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 69% · Diabetes 30% · Chronic kidney disease 24% · Coronary heart disease 22% · Depression 20% · Atrial fibrillation 17% · Cancer 16% · Heart failure 13% · COPD 12% · Stroke 8% · Dementia 5%.
The office billed $624,670, Medicare allowed $212,062 and paid $152,085; for 1,917 services of 48 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 761 | 1,917 | 76 | 1.22 | $624,670 | $152,085 |
| 2023 | 520 | 1,527 | 74 | 1.27 | $347,780 | $120,974 |
| 2022 | 311 | 697 | 75 | 1.27 | $135,560 | $53,348 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 14 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 300 | $36,180 | $68 |
| Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | 29 | $18,202 | $444 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 164 | $15,785 | $91 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 102 | $12,338 | $121 |
| Exam of visual field with extended testing | 132 | $6,707 | $48 |
| Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | 15 | $4,627 | $272 |
| Imaging of optic nerve | 149 | $4,469 | $27 |
| Closure of tear duct opening using plug | 19 | $4,309 | $172 |
| Imaging of retina | 64 | $2,091 | $30 |
| Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye | 41 | $2,028 | $26 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 32 | $1,786 | $56 |
| Ct scan of cornea | 20 | $570 | $28 |
| Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness | 30 | $249 | $8 |
| Exam of the internal drainage system of eye | 11 | $223 | $19 |
2022: 9 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 165 | $16,583 | $75 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 100 | $10,666 | $104 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 63 | $8,544 | $136 |
| Imaging of optic nerve | 79 | $2,628 | $31 |
| Exam of visual field with extended testing | 47 | $2,472 | $53 |
| Imaging of retina | 55 | $2,006 | $35 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 19 | $1,668 | $88 |
| Exam of the internal drainage system of eye | 21 | $516 | $23 |
| Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness | 24 | $218 | $9 |
Medicaid work
$96 in 2024
Medicaid paid $96 for 13 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 13 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 13 | $96 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 13 | $96 |
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$820,537
Pharmacies billed $820,537 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 3,908) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 0%.
2,282 generic and 1,626 brand-name prescriptions · $820,537 in drug cost · 23 antibiotic prescriptions to 21 people.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Restasis | 144 | $199,914 | $1,388 |
| Rhopressa | 139 | $78,489 | $565 |
| Lumigan | 130 | $78,106 | $601 |
| Xiidra | 40 | $65,452 | $1,636 |
| Vyzulta | 81 | $40,259 | $497 |
See all 31 drugs
| Restasis | 144 | $199,914 | $1,388 |
| Rhopressa | 139 | $78,489 | $565 |
| Lumigan | 130 | $78,106 | $601 |
| Xiidra | 40 | $65,452 | $1,636 |
| Vyzulta | 81 | $40,259 | $497 |
| Alphagan P | 88 | $37,625 | $428 |
| Cyclosporine | 46 | $35,641 | $775 |
| Miebo | 18 | $21,285 | $1,183 |
| Rocklatan | 24 | $15,503 | $646 |
| Tyrvaya | 19 | $12,987 | $684 |
| Brimonidine | 388 | $10,251 | $26 |
| Simbrinza | 26 | $10,108 | $389 |
| Combigan | 27 | $10,003 | $370 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol | 55 | $9,813 | $178 |
| Latanoprost | 936 | $9,621 | $10 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 465 | $8,230 | $18 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 275 | $7,034 | $26 |
| Brinzolamide | 30 | $5,510 | $184 |
| Travoprost | 40 | $5,098 | $127 |
| Inveltys | 14 | $4,160 | $297 |
| Moxifloxacin | 158 | $3,958 | $25 |
| Bromfenac | 17 | $3,244 | $191 |
| Timolol Maleate | 259 | $3,053 | $12 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 134 | $2,220 | $17 |
| Tobramycin-Dexamethasone | 56 | $1,633 | $29 |
| Dorzolamide | 57 | $1,592 | $28 |
| Erythromycin | 42 | $393 | $9 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | 31 | $342 | $11 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 25 | $198 | $8 |
| Valacyclovir | 14 | $194 | $14 |
| Ofloxacin | 11 | $106 | $10 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 3,908 | 898 | 0% (0) | 42% | $820,537 |
| 2023 | 3,418 | 856 | 0% (0) | 48% | $738,627 |
| 2022 | 493 | 227 | 0% (0) | 46% | $80,096 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2023: 34 drugs
| Restasis | 143 | $228,319 | $1,597 |
| Xiidra | 57 | $70,273 | $1,233 |
| Lumigan | 109 | $69,313 | $636 |
| Alphagan P | 132 | $57,815 | $438 |
| Rhopressa | 89 | $53,664 | $603 |
| Vyzulta | 58 | $30,043 | $518 |
| Cyclosporine | 23 | $19,539 | $850 |
| Latanoprost | 646 | $15,444 | $24 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol | 35 | $15,210 | $435 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 390 | $13,512 | $35 |
| Brimonidine | 212 | $13,109 | $62 |
| Cequa | 11 | $12,804 | $1,164 |
| Combigan | 34 | $12,347 | $363 |
| Brinzolamide | 25 | $11,814 | $473 |
| Bromsite | 37 | $11,240 | $304 |
| Travoprost | 38 | $10,802 | $284 |
| Rocklatan | 21 | $10,171 | $484 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 281 | $9,336 | $33 |
| Moxifloxacin | 265 | $9,166 | $35 |
| Simbrinza | 18 | $7,847 | $436 |
| Timolol Maleate | 180 | $3,409 | $19 |
| Dorzolamide | 64 | $2,963 | $46 |
| Difluprednate | 16 | $2,637 | $165 |
| Bromfenac | 15 | $2,073 | $138 |
| Loteprednol Etabonate | 13 | $2,037 | $157 |
| Diclofenac | 135 | $1,678 | $12 |
| Tobramycin-Dexamethasone | 36 | $1,656 | $46 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 49 | $1,361 | $28 |
| Azelastine | 13 | $1,283 | $99 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 31 | $1,133 | $37 |
| Valacyclovir | 21 | $969 | $46 |
| Erythromycin | 48 | $551 | $11 |
| Ofloxacin | 17 | $221 | $13 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | 24 | $201 | $8 |
2022: 13 drugs
| Restasis | 18 | $15,829 | $879 |
| Lumigan | 22 | $9,517 | $433 |
| Rhopressa | 18 | $8,822 | $490 |
| Brimonidine | 30 | $2,883 | $96 |
| Latanoprost | 91 | $1,929 | $21 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 44 | $1,598 | $36 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol | 33 | $873 | $26 |
| Moxifloxacin | 26 | $866 | $33 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 12 | $653 | $54 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 11 | $323 | $29 |
| Timolol Maleate | 22 | $274 | $12 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth | 15 | $225 | $15 |
| Erythromycin | 16 | $155 | $10 |
Money from drug and device companies
$2,234 in 2025
| 2025 | 11 | 28 | None | $2,234 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | None | $343 |
| 2023 | 6 | 13 | None | $513 |
| 2022 | 7 | 14 | None | $711 |
| 2021 | 3 | 8 | None | $388 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Alcon Vision | Clareon | $944 | 11 payments
|
| Nova Eye | None | $578 | 1 payment
|
| Glaukos | Idosetr | $174 | 1 payment
|
| ANI Pharmaceuticals | Purified Cortrophin Gel | $116 | 1 payment
|
| Neurotech Pharmaceuticals | None | $101 | 1 payment
|
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | Cequa | $99 | 1 payment
|
See all 24 published payments
| Nova Eye | Meals · 2025-12-17 | None | $578 |
| Ocular Therapeutix | Meals · 2025-12-10 | Dextenza | $17 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-12-05 | Clareon | $135 |
| Neurotech Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-10-08 | None | $101 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-10-06 | Unity | $23 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas | Meals · 2025-09-18 | Miebo | $23 |
| Amgen | Meals · 2025-09-02 | Tepezza | $35 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | Meals · 2025-08-28 | Cequa | $99 |
| Ocular Therapeutix | Meals · 2025-08-18 | Dextenza | $15 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-07-28 | Unity | $88 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-07-17 | Eysuvis | $32 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-07-17 | Purified Cortrophin Gel | $116 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-06-20 | Unity | $127 |
| Glaukos | Meals · 2025-05-30 | Idosetr | $174 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-04-28 | Clareon | $168 |
| Abbvie | Meals · 2025-04-26 | Durysta | $35 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals | Meals · 2025-04-23 | Xdemvy | $28 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-04-17 | Hydrus Microstent | $26 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-04-17 | Clareon | $27 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-04-17 | Clareon | $95 |
| Abbvie | Meals · 2025-04-09 | Xen Glaucoma Treatment System | $49 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-03-20 | Centurion | $200 |
| Alcon Vision | Meals · 2025-03-11 | Clareon | $23 |
| Bausch & Lomb Americas | Meals · 2025-02-27 | Miebo | $19 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021)
2024: $343
| Alcon Vision | Eysuvis | $151 | 4 payments
|
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals | Syfovre | $83 | 1 payment
|
| Nova Eye | None | $33 | 1 payment
|
| Abbvie | Lumigan | $25 | 1 payment
|
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals | Xdemvy | $18 | 1 payment
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| Oyster Point Pharma | Tyrvaya | $16 | 1 payment
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| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products | Acthar | $16 | 1 payment
|
2023: $513
| Alcon Vision | Wavelight Refractive Suite | $196 | 6 payments
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| Glaukos | None | $156 | 1 payment
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| AbbVie | Lumigan | $62 | 2 payments
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| Biotissue Holdings | Prokera | $37 | 1 payment
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| Bausch & Lomb Americas | Vyzulta | $34 | 2 payments
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| Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision | Lipiflow System Activator (Disposable) | $29 | 1 payment
|
2022: $711
| Alcon Vision | Acrysof Iq Vivity | $261 | 6 payments
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| Genentech USA | Susvimo | $136 | 1 payment
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| Abbvie | Xen Glaucoma Treatment System | $131 | 3 payments
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| Dompe US | Oxervate | $115 | 1 payment
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| Oyster Point Pharma | Tyrvaya | $35 | 1 payment
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| Thea Pharma | None | $17 | 1 payment
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| Bausch & Lomb Americas | Xipere | $16 | 1 payment
|
2021: $388
| Alcon Vision | Acrysof Iq Vivity Iol | $219 | 5 payments
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| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions | Eylea | $113 | 1 payment
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| Bausch & Lomb a division of Bausch Health US | Prolensa | $56 | 2 payments
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Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 83.8 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1275038267
- Licence
- CA A164830California A164830: Current · expires 2027-08-31
- Trained
- University of California, Irvine, California College of Medicine, 2018 · 8 years ago
- Group
- County of Ventura · Miramar Eye Specialists Medical Group Inc · Michael Jay Paveloff MD Inc
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207W00000X (207W00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
- Mailing address
- 850 Health Sciences Rd, Irvine, CA, 92617
- NPI first listed
- 2018-03-29
- NPI last updated
- 2025-11-18
- NPI record certified
- 2025-11-18
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 101 the City Dr S Ste 400, Orange, CA, 92868 · 300 Hillmont Ave, Ventura, CA, 93003
This office lists an electronic records connection.