Christopher F. Wood, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Arlington Heights, IL
Christopher F. Wood, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1508880469, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036098011, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher F. Wood
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036098011 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1588 N Arlington Heights RD, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
- Phone
- (847) 392-9220
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2024
- Fax
- (847) 392-9252
- Medicaid ID
- 036098011 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080109000788); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1588 N Arlington Heights RD
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Verify Christopher F. Wood 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 036098011Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,182 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost337 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol110 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine89 claims
- Lumigan81 claims
- Erythromycin69 claims
- Restasis66 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): 100 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: $4,527.19
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lumenis BE 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
- Northwest Eye Physicians, LtdArlington Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher F. Wood among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Christopher F. Wood, M.D. 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
- Graduated1994 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
29 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Arlington Heights
They are 29 of the 2,697 NPPES records with a practice address in Arlington Heights, and 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
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- Adam Prickett, MDArlington Heights, IL 600041114224987
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- David Badawi, M.D.Arlington Heights, IL 600051033133996
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Common questions
What is Christopher F. Wood, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher F. Wood, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508880469, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher F. Wood, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1588 N Arlington Heights RD, Arlington Heights, IL, 60004. Phone: (847) 392-9220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher F. Wood, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036098011, 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 Christopher F. Wood, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher F. Wood, M.D. had 1,182 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher F. Wood, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.