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Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

University of Maryland School of Medicine (2002)

2005 Bay Street Suite 206
Taunton, MA 02780

(508) 823-7473

Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD is a retina specialist in Taunton, MA specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD is affiliated with Boston Medical Center, BOSTON UNIVERSITY EYE ASSOCIATES INC, Attending Physician, VA Boston Healthcare Systme, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA and Retina Service, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.

Office Locations

2005 Bay Street Suite 206
Taunton, MA 02780

(508) 823-7473

(508) 824-3830

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85 East Concord Street 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02118

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Boston Medical Center

850 Harrison Avenue 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02118

(617) 414-2020

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

injections

By Affordability:

eye injection

intermediate eye exam

intraocular injection

intravitreal drug injection

intravitreal injection

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for eye injection, intermediate eye exam, intraocular injection, intravitreal drug injection, and intravitreal injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

eye exam

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for comprehensive eye exam, eye exam, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

eye tests

In 2012, Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD had a list price for eye tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA during 2012 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	187
eye procedures	2572
injections	418
photocoagulation	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA during 2013 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	145
eye procedures	3112
injections	466
photocoagulation	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	668
Black	132
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	180
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	49
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA during 2014 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	66
eye procedures	3081
injections	441

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	570
Black	109
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	164
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	47
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA during 2015 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
eye procedures	3086
injections	469

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	566
Female	736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	972
Black	204
Hispanic	84
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	410
85 and over	276
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	49
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA during 2016 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	101
eye procedures	3347
injections	543

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	318
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	533
Black	99
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	140
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	50
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA during 2017 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	50
eye procedures	3781
injections	796
photocoagulation	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	532
Black	109
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	144
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	51
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA during 2018 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	56
eye procedures	3492
injections	724
photocoagulation	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	91
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	138
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	52
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA during 2019 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20
eye procedures	3214
injections	749
photocoagulation	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	80
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	124
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	50
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA during 2020 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16
eye procedures	2490
injections	620

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	64
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	112
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA during 2021 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15
eye procedures	2484
injections	645

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	58
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	103
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA during 2022 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15
eye procedures	2778
injections	769

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	431
Black	50
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	124
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	47
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated as a retina specialist in Taunton, MA were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

doctor visit	74
eye procedures	3039
injections	603
photocoagulation	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	90
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	500
Hispanic	46
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	219
85 and over	136
Less than 65	80
65 to 74	224

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	8
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2002. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2002)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Boston Medical Center

BOSTON UNIVERSITY EYE ASSOCIATES INC

Attending Physician, VA Boston Healthcare Systme, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA

Retina Service, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Steven D. Ness, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Research Ltd	$702 $702
Genentech USA, Inc.	$277 LUCENTIS $277
Alcon Vision LLC	$167 Constellation $167
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$124 $124
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$109 Constellation $109
Other	$113 STELLARIS PC $93	EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $20

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,472
Education	$20

Biography

Dr. Steven Ness specializes in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous) and practices in Taunton, MA and Boston, MA. He attended medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Boston Medical Center.