Eric Birky, OD
Optometrist · Bloomington, IL
Eric Birky, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Bloomington, Illinois, and NPI 1013483783, issued on Oct 19, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 046.011258, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Birky
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046.011258 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 N Veterans Pkwy, Bloomington, IL 61704
- Phone
- (309) 663-2700
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 327-7621
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191212001928); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 N Veterans Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Megan Mosley, ODOptometrist1073848511
Verify Eric Birky in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046.011258Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $136.51
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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
- Vep IL Optometric LLCBloomington, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Birky among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Eric Birky, 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 2018, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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).
17 optometrist records list a practice address in Bloomington
They are 17 of the 1,903 NPPES records with a practice address in Bloomington, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Andrew Backus, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617041336131259
- Ashley Foster, ODBloomington, IL 617041396399374
- Kellie Gladys, ODBloomington, IL 617041194454173
- Thomas Mahaffey, ODBloomington, IL 617041669401139
- Megan Mosley, ODBloomington, IL 617041073848511
- Drew Klein, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617051710039003
- Dennis Brtva, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617011215909056
- John Couillard, O.D.Bloomington, IL 617011053404780
Common questions
What is Eric Birky, OD's NPI number?
Eric Birky, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013483783, issued on Oct 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Birky, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 N Veterans Pkwy, Bloomington, IL, 61704. Phone: (309) 663-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Birky, OD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046.011258, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Eric Birky, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Birky, OD had 15 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.