Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 7,172
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 539
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,585
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Industry payments
- $13,950
- Practice address
- 9700 Brimhall Road, Bakersfield, CA 93312
- Practice phone
- Call (661) 588-5400
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Westside Surgical Center - Bakersfield
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Bakersfield, California
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Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee is an ophthalmologist in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Yaplee practices at Westside Surgical Center - Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California.
Dr. Yaplee's NPI, 1760678643, was assigned on September 24, 2007. Dr. Yaplee graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Yaplee holds California license A46548.
- NPI
- 1760678643NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9638072044
- NPI enumeration date
- September 24, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (661) 588-5400
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 67
- Medical school graduation
- 1985
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee practices at Westside Surgical Center - Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California
Dr. Yaplee's primary practice is Westside Surgical Center - Bakersfield, at 9700 Brimhall Road, Bakersfield, CA 93312. The practice phone is (661) 588-5400.
- Westside Surgical Center - Bakersfield9700 Brimhall Road, Bakersfield, CA 93312Phone(661) 588-5400
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee is affiliated with 2 sites of care
Dr. Yaplee's primary practice is Westside Surgical Center - Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yaplee to 1 physician office, named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Yaplee practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Westside Surgical Center - Bakersfield | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Yaplee's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Yaplee is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Yaplee's licenses on file in 4 states: California, Texas, Alabama and Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Texas license
- Alabama license
- Louisiana license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Yaplee treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Yaplee
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee billed Medicare for 7,172 services in 2024
CMS data shows 7,172 Medicare services from Dr. Yaplee across 37 procedure codes in 2024, for 539 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $777,235 for them.
Dr. Yaplee's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4,6782024: 4,3427%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,3502024: 1,51512%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,0592024: 1,23917%
- Imaging
- 2023: 802024: 765%
Where Dr. Yaplee's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office6,39489%
- In a facility77811%
Dr. Yaplee compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Yaplee
- California median
- Medicare services
- 7,172vs 1,0796.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 539vs 42128% above
- Part D claims
- 3,484vs 6185.6 times
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Yaplee's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee treated 539 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 539 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yaplee in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 214 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 76% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.65, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Yaplee's median patient age at 65, with 57% women.
Dr. Yaplee's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Yaplee's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women31458%
- Men22542%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Yaplee's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes64%
- Arthritis43%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Heart failure21%
- Alcohol and drug use disorders20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Yaplee's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee wrote 3,585 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Yaplee wrote 3,585 Medicare Part D claims for 818 patients. CMS names the drug for 3,484 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $964,352 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,818 claims across 25 drugs.
Dr. Yaplee's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4,8182024: 3,48428%
Drugs named by CMS: 22 in 2024, 25 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Yaplee for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Yaplee accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 273 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Yaplee, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Yaplee ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 88th percentile273 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee received $13,950 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 587 general payments to Dr. Yaplee from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,513.
General payments to Dr. Yaplee by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Yaplee by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$12,83092%
- Speaker and faculty fees$6385%
- Device or supply loans$3002%
- Gifts$1201%
- Education$630%
Companies that paid Dr. Yaplee the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Yaplee.
Awards and honors for Dr. Yaplee
- Undated
- AAO Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine
Dr. Yaplee graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Yaplee is a member of AAO.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers
Dr. Yaplee is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- Cigna
- +2 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Yaplee accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO7
- HMO4
- POS4
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee's NPI number?
Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee's NPI number is 1760678643. It was assigned on September 24, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee?
Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee is an ophthalmologist in Bakersfield, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee practice?
Dr. Yaplee practices at 9700 Brimhall Road, Bakersfield, CA 93312. Dr. Yaplee's primary practice is Westside Surgical Center - Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Yaplee to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Yaplee is (661) 588-5400.
What is Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee's medical license number?
Dr. Yaplee holds California license A46548, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Yaplee in California (1989 to 2027), Texas (1986 to 1999), Alabama (1987 to 1990) and Louisiana (1987 to 1990).
Does Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Yaplee billed Medicare for 7,172 services in 2024, and Dr. Yaplee accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee's MIPS score?
Dr. Yaplee's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee see?
CMS counts 539 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Yaplee in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee board certified?
Yes. Dr. Yaplee is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
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What services does Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Yaplee's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92012) and eye exam or test (92250).
Where did Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee go to medical school?
Dr. Yaplee graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1985.
What drugs does Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Yaplee's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Lumigan and Ketorolac Tromethamine.
Has Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $13,950 in general payments to Dr. Yaplee from 43 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee been practicing?
Dr. Yaplee graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Steven Matthew Yaplee accept?
Dr. Yaplee is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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