John E. Kwedar, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Springfield, IL
John E. Kwedar, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1972601243, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-077624, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John E. Kwedar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036-077624 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1025 S 6TH St, Springfield, IL 62703
- Phone
- (217) 528-7541
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 036077624 IL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John E. Kwedar 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 036-077624Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,044 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate400 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine305 claims
- Latanoprost293 claims
- Tobramycin288 claims
- Timolol Maleate226 claims
- Lumigan129 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
John E. Kwedar among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
John E. Kwedar, 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 fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 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
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Aleksandr Kagan, D.O.Springfield, IL 627031598728453
- Rahul Kapoor, MDSpringfield, IL 627031972166510
- David Krah, M.D.Springfield, IL 627031225136567
- Eric Lohse, M.D.Springfield, IL 627031720186711
- Robert Lowenthal, M.D.Springfield, IL 627031871509323
Common questions
What is John E. Kwedar, M.D.'s NPI number?
John E. Kwedar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972601243, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John E. Kwedar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1025 S 6TH St, Springfield, IL, 62703. Phone: (217) 528-7541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John E. Kwedar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-077624, 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 John E. Kwedar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John E. Kwedar, M.D. had 2,044 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John E. Kwedar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.