Dr. Stephen Lobue, MD

Dr. Lobue practices at Lobue Laser and Eye Care Medical Center Inc in Murrieta, California.

Dr. Lobue's NPI, 1245735984, was assigned on March 26, 2018. Dr. Lobue holds California license A187072.

Dr. Lobue's primary practice is Lobue Laser and Eye Care Medical Center Inc, at 40700 California Oaks Rd, Murrieta, CA 92562 in Riverside County. The practice phone is (951) 696-1135.

Dr. Lobue's primary practice is Lobue Laser and Eye Care Medical Center Inc in Murrieta, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lobue to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lobue practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Lobue's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Lobue's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Louisiana.

CMS data shows 845 Medicare services from Dr. Lobue across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 239 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $92,116 for them.

CMS counts 239 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lobue in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 100 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lobue's median patient age at 74, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Lobue wrote 3,069 Medicare Part D claims for 590 patients. 65% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,978 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $140,483 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 275 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Lobue for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Lobue accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 374 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Lobue, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 29 papers to Dr. Lobue, published from 2017 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Choroid Diseases, Retinal Degeneration and Visual Acuity. Dr. Lobue has published most often in Clin Ophthalmol. Dr. Lobue's most frequent co-authors are Timothy W. Olsen, MD, Christopher Lindon Shelby, MD and Thomas David Lobue, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 118 general payments to Dr. Lobue from 15 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Glaukos Corporation paid the most, $8,856.