Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Carter Kirk, M.D.

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · River Forest, IL

Carter Kirk, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in River Forest, Illinois, and NPI 1083979181, issued on Jul 5, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 036142203, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1083979181
Name
Carter Kirk
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
License number
036142203 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7427 Lake St, River Forest, IL 60305
Phone
(708) 771-3334
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2012
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7427 Lake St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Dean Bauer, O.D.Optometrist1104845908
  2. Alison Gill, ODStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871228650
  3. Kent Kirk, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1154340941
  4. Scott Kirk, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1235158098
  5. Tyler Kirk, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1730387705

Verify Carter Kirk in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024

1,550 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,306 among the 282 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.

  1. Carter Kirk1,550
  2. Specialty average1,306

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost449 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate140 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate85 claims
  4. Dorzolamide-Timolol83 claims
  5. Restasis70 claims
  6. Erythromycin60 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 77.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%26.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $640.62

25 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 247 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,865.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carter Kirk$640.62
  2. Specialty average$3,865.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Kirk Eye Center SCRiver Forest, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Illinois

There are 13 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Illinois.

Other cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Illinois

  1. Farshad Abedi, MD, DMEDSCChicago, IL1992543722
  2. Andrea Arteaga, MDChicago, IL1154826584
  3. Rachel Epstein, M.D.Highland Park, IL1164863353
  4. Janet Lee, MDWheaton, IL1407062953
  5. Christina Mamalis, MDMaywood, IL1063876530
  6. Jennifer ParkChicago, IL1568880318
  7. Raiza Perez, MDChicago, IL1790536886
  8. Arnaldo Roizenblatt, MDChicago, IL1609799790
  9. Dylan Stevens, MDNew Lenox, IL1316442114
  10. Harold Sy, MDChicago, IL1992730030

Common questions

What is Carter Kirk, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carter Kirk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083979181, issued on Jul 5, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carter Kirk, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7427 Lake St, River Forest, IL, 60305. Phone: (708) 771-3334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carter Kirk, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036142203, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Carter Kirk, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carter Kirk, M.D. had 1,550 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Carter Kirk, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.