Ira Garoon, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Des Plaines, IL
Ira Garoon, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Des Plaines, Illinois, and NPI 1609994441, issued on Mar 27, 2007. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ira Garoon
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- Practice location
- 9301 Golf RD, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Phone
- (847) 294-0080
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 294-0193
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100810000892); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9301 Golf RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ira Garoon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
785 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate139 claims
- Moxifloxacin127 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth107 claims
- Atropine Sulfate78 claims
- Prolensa65 claims
- Difluprednate61 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): 70 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: $276.38
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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
- Center For Vitreo Retinal DiseasesDes Plaines, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ira Garoon among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Ira Garoon, 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 2007, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 36% 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 updated2021 · 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).
15 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Des Plaines
They are 15 of the 1,164 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Plaines, and 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
All 898 in Illinois → Every provider in Des Plaines → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Marshall Hirshman, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161003840133
- James Katz, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161477587509
- Richard Katz, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161841213725
- Joan KimDes Plaines, IL 600161609049279
- Jeffrey Mono, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161306869284
- Charles Mullenix, M.D.Des Plaines, IL 600161942206578
Common questions
What is Ira Garoon, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ira Garoon, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609994441, issued on Mar 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ira Garoon, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9301 Golf RD, Des Plaines, IL, 60016. Phone: (847) 294-0080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ira Garoon, M.D.'s license?
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 Ira Garoon, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ira Garoon, M.D. had 785 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ira Garoon, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 70 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.