Christopher L. Farley, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Palos Heights, IL
Christopher L. Farley, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1790866093, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher L. Farley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- Practice location
- 7340 West College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 361-7800
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 361-8737
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110316001066); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7340 West College Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephen Krates, DOOphthalmology Physician1629145701
- Gary Porter, ODOptometrist1598832677
Verify Christopher L. Farley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,756 Medicare Part D claims for 557 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost972 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate497 claims
- Ofloxacin330 claims
- Timolol Maleate261 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol184 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate92 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): 95.7 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: $69.62
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Krates Eye Centers PLLCPalos Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher L. Farley among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Christopher L. Farley, MD is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
All 898 in Illinois → Every provider in Palos Heights → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Beyer, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631144750399
- George Dangles, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631336297464
- Calvin Grant, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631679551014
- Nickolas Katsoulakis, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631902023088
- Todd Kirk, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631811955560
- Stephen Krates, DOPalos Heights, IL 604631629145701
- Joel Mann, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631386688265
- Matthew Schmidt, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631194860395
Common questions
What is Christopher L. Farley, MD's NPI number?
Christopher L. Farley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790866093, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher L. Farley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7340 West College Drive, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 361-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher L. Farley, MD's license?
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 Christopher L. Farley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher L. Farley, MD had 2,756 Medicare Part D claims for 557 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher L. Farley, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 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.