Christopher J. Pole, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Overland Park, KS
Christopher J. Pole, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Overland Park, Kansas, and NPI 1285883231, issued on Sep 15, 2008. Check the license (Kansas 04-35809, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Pole
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 04-35809 KS
2012016535 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5520 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66211
- Phone
- (913) 491-3737
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2026
- Fax
- (491) 469-6686
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120918000619); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5520 College Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lisa Butler, MA CCC-AAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1235196908
Verify Christopher J. Pole in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-35809Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,224 Medicare Part D claims for 783 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate574 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine363 claims
- Ofloxacin346 claims
- Latanoprost288 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol95 claims
- Lumigan79 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): 71.8 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: $11,233.67
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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 2 group practices
- Murphy Watson Burr Eye Center, Inc.Saint Joseph, MO
- Reynolds And Anliker Eye Physicians And Surgeons LLCEmporia, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher J. Pole among 166 ophthalmology physician records in Kansas
Christopher J. Pole, M.D. is one of 166 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 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 2008, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1999 among the 95 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Kansas
There are 166 ophthalmology physician records in Kansas.
All 166 in Kansas → Every provider in Overland Park → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Amsterdam, MDLeawood, KS 662111659364917
- Christopher Banning, MDOverland Park, KS 662111689632630
- David Braverman, MDOverland Park, KS 662111487656674
- Clifton Cokingtin, M.D.Overland Park, KS 662111427054758
- John Doane, MDLeawood, KS 662111851384119
- Dean EllisLeawood, KS 662111942429659
- Trudi Grin, M.D.Leawood, KS 662111780642066
- Andrew Jefferson, MDLeawood, KS 662111518950880
Common questions
What is Christopher J. Pole, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher J. Pole, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285883231, issued on Sep 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Pole, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5520 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS, 66211. Phone: (913) 491-3737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Pole, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-35809, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher J. Pole, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Pole, M.D. had 2,224 Medicare Part D claims for 783 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher J. Pole, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 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.