Erik Forrest Kruger, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Kingston, PA
Erik Forrest Kruger, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Kingston, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1104886332, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD421729, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erik Forrest Kruger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD421729 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 703 Rutter Ave, Kingston, PA 18704
- Phone
- (570) 288-7405
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Fax
- (570) 288-7406
- Medicaid ID
- 001953572 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250310002097); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 703 Rutter Ave
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Verify Erik Forrest Kruger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD421729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
51 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium18 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate17 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): 52.5 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: $77.89
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
- Union Square Eye Center LLCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erik Forrest Kruger among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Erik Forrest Kruger, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% 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 22% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 22% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 64% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Kingston
They are 9 of the 578 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingston, and 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,088 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Kingston → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Andrews, MDKingston, PA 187041457348781
- Michael Fasano, DOKingston, PA 187041548827918
- Daniel Lutz, M.D.Kingston, PA 187041386846251
- Radu Pacurariu, MDForty Fort, PA 187041457314833
- Harvey Reiser, MDKingston, PA 187041376502229
- Richard Roth, DOKingston, PA 187041366449977
- Donald Savage, MDKingston, PA 187041487614715
- Thomas Sharkey, MDKingston, PA 187041922067214
Common questions
What is Erik Forrest Kruger, MD's NPI number?
Erik Forrest Kruger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104886332, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erik Forrest Kruger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 703 Rutter Ave, Kingston, PA, 18704. Phone: (570) 288-7405. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erik Forrest Kruger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD421729, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Erik Forrest Kruger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erik Forrest Kruger, MD had 51 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Erik Forrest Kruger, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 52.5 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.