Joseph P. Kiernan, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Buffalo Grove, IL
Joseph P. Kiernan, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and NPI 1669429973, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036061294, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph P. Kiernan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036061294 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1120-C W Lake Cook RD, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
- Phone
- (847) 459-6060
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 459-9797
- Medicaid ID
- 036061294 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101022000408); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph P. Kiernan 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 036061294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,837 Medicare Part D claims for 620 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost880 claims
- Timolol Maleate485 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate218 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate210 claims
- Ofloxacin109 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine104 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $18.37
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, LLC. 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
- Premier Eye Care And Surgery LtdBuffalo Grove, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph P. Kiernan among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Joseph P. Kiernan, MD 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 fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · 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).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
All 898 in Illinois → Every provider in Buffalo Grove → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abe Kaplan, MDBuffalo Grove, IL 600891407843816
- Dana Kolton, MDBuffalo Grove, IL 600891205909835
- Deena Leonard, MDBuffalo Grove, IL 600891720150303
- Roya ZandiBuffalo Grove, IL 600891083131296
- Deborah FishmanWilmette, IL 600911982659314
- Lisa VerderberWilmette, IL 600911710924386
- Joseph Frydman, M.D.Waukegan, IL 600851144226762
- Jeffrey Kershaw, MDWoodstock, IL 600981770641110
Common questions
What is Joseph P. Kiernan, MD's NPI number?
Joseph P. Kiernan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669429973, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph P. Kiernan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120-C W Lake Cook RD, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089. Phone: (847) 459-6060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph P. Kiernan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036061294, 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 P. Kiernan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph P. Kiernan, MD had 2,837 Medicare Part D claims for 620 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.