Joseph Kappil, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · McHenry, IL
Joseph Kappil, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in McHenry, Illinois, and NPI 1659423622, issued on Jan 18, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036.097592, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Kappil
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036.097592 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4314 W Crystal Lake RD, McHenry, IL 60050
- Phone
- (815) 363-8866
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2025
- Fax
- (815) 363-8893
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101015000661); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4314 W Crystal Lake RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Faye Kopplin, N.PNurse Practitioner1568588150
- Maureen Richards, M.D.Specialist1134282122
Verify Joseph Kappil 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 036.097592Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,134 Medicare Part D claims for 549 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost717 claims
- Timolol Maleate425 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate137 claims
- Acetazolamide126 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate125 claims
- Lumigan106 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): 77.4 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: $437.48
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, 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 2 group practices
- Mercy Health System CorporationCrystal Lake, IL
- Whispering Point Ophthalmology SCMcHenry, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Kappil among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Joseph Kappil, 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
- Graduated1994 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jung Rhee, MDMcHenry, IL 600501023031770
- Ronald Freeman, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481508862384
- Brian Jacobs, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481730146218
- Hercules Logothetis, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481376955880
- Oksana Mensheha, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481679549661
- Joyce Muni, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481740281831
- Julie Pearlman, MDLibertyville, IL 600481528097359
- Michael Savitt, MDLibertyville, IL 600481275514432
Common questions
What is Joseph Kappil, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Kappil, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659423622, issued on Jan 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Kappil, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4314 W Crystal Lake RD, McHenry, IL, 60050. Phone: (815) 363-8866. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Kappil, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.097592, 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 Joseph Kappil, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Kappil, M.D. had 2,134 Medicare Part D claims for 549 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Kappil, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.4 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.