Edward Yavitz, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Elmhurst, IL
Edward Yavitz, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Elmhurst, Illinois, and NPI 1902878358, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (Illinois S6064088, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Yavitz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- S6064088 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 152 N Addison Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126
- Phone
- (630) 833-9621
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 036064088 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100301000822); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward Yavitz 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 S6064088Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,481 Medicare Part D claims for 514 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
- Latanoprost401 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate193 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate144 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl131 claims
- Difluprednate99 claims
- Timolol Maleate77 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): 76.7 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: $1,125.58
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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
- Kovach Eye Institute LtdElmhurst, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward Yavitz among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Edward Yavitz, 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
- Graduated1977 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Elmhurst → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohamed Adenwalla, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261184679524
- Saad Ahmad, MDElmhurst, IL 601261881613297
- Fatima Ali, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261467711689
- Mateen Aliniazee, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261831249200
- Sucharita Arora, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261083799142
- Marlyn Goldberg, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261629066519
- Marius Gradianu, D.O.Elmhurst, IL 601261144665878
- David Hayden, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261396738217
Common questions
What is Edward Yavitz, MD's NPI number?
Edward Yavitz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902878358, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Yavitz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 152 N Addison Ave, Elmhurst, IL, 60126. Phone: (630) 833-9621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Yavitz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number S6064088, 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 Edward Yavitz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Yavitz, MD had 1,481 Medicare Part D claims for 514 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Yavitz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.