Carter N. Kirk, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · River Forest, IL
Carter N. 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.
- Name
- Carter N. 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
- Record last updated
- Dec 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 771-0841
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170830003486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cornea and external diseases specialist physician records → All 20 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 7427 Lake St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dean Bauer, O.D.Optometrist1104845908
- Alison Gill, ODOptometrist1871228650
- Kent Kirk, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1154340941
- Scott Kirk, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1235158098
- Tyler Kirk, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1730387705
Verify Carter N. Kirk in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036142203Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% 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 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost449 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate140 claims
- Timolol Maleate85 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol83 claims
- Restasis70 claims
- 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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.
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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kirk Eye Center SCRiver Forest, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carter N. Kirk among 20 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Illinois
Carter N. Kirk, M.D. is one of 20 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 30% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2013 among the 16 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Illinois
There are 20 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Illinois.
All 20 in Illinois → Every provider in River Forest → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emily Jacobs, MDStickney, IL 604021669715959
- Kai Kang, M.D.Wheaton, IL 601871871835603
- Janet Lee, MDWheaton, IL 601871407062953
- Anna Park, MDWheaton, IL 601871295724144
- Charles Bouchard, MDMaywood, IL 601531902872393
- Aaron Dotson, MDMaywood, IL 601531992368344
- Christina Mamalis, MDMaywood, IL 601531063876530
- Taylor Starnes, M.D., PH.D.Maywood, IL 601531538546841
Common questions
What is Carter N. Kirk, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carter N. 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 N. 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 N. 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 N. Kirk, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carter N. Kirk, M.D. had 1,550 Medicare Part D claims for 469 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carter N. Kirk, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), file of Aug 9, 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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.