Christine J. Begley, OD
Optometrist · Carbondale, IL
Christine J. Begley, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Carbondale, Illinois, and NPI 1851373815, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 0469370, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine J. Begley
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0469370 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 N Beadle Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901
- Phone
- (618) 549-2282
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050513000821); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christine J. Begley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 0469370Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
352 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost99 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol43 claims
- Erythromycin36 claims
- Xiidra28 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth21 claims
- Timolol Maleate21 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): 81.1 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: $104.88
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Marion Eye Centers LtdMarion, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine J. Begley among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Christine J. Begley, OD is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Illinois
There are 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sharon Burruss, O.D.Carbondale, IL 629011942202064
- Kennon Cox, ODCarbondale, IL 629011558914150
- Jennifer Craig, O.D.Carbondale, IL 629011376573022
- Lexie Peper, ODCarbondale, IL 629011346975620
- Julie Wood, O.D.Carbondale, IL 629011558456061
- John Wood, O.D.Carbondale, IL 629011467548016
- Ernest Brock, O.D.West Frankfort, IL 628961538161708
- Celisha Merriman, O.DAnna, IL 629061841632874
Common questions
What is Christine J. Begley, OD's NPI number?
Christine J. Begley, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851373815, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine J. Begley, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 N Beadle Dr, Carbondale, IL, 62901. Phone: (618) 549-2282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine J. Begley, OD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 0469370, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine J. Begley, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine J. Begley, OD had 352 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christine J. Begley, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.1 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.