Joseph Zaker, OD
Optometrist · Hickory Hills, IL
Joseph Zaker, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hickory Hills, Illinois, and NPI 1942407994, issued on Jul 2, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 046.009992, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Zaker
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046.009992 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9602 S Roberts RD, Hickory Hills, IL 60457
- Phone
- (708) 237-2020
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 237-2210
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071016000290); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9602 S Roberts RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Frank Zaker, O.D.Optometrist1689616625
Verify Joseph Zaker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046.009992Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
83 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost16 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate14 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 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: $19.67
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Family Vision Center, Inc.Hickory Hills, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Zaker among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Joseph Zaker, OD is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% 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 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 optometrist records list a practice address in Hickory Hills
They are 7 of the 145 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory Hills, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maliha Asadullah, ODHickory Hills, IL 604571649002304
- John Gardner, O.D.Hickory Hills, IL 604571700942539
- Kimberly Garvey, O.D.Hickory Hills, IL 604571831571140
- Timothy Morrison, O.D.Hickory Hills, IL 604571023065000
- Frank Zaker, O.D.Hickory Hills, IL 604571689616625
- Lori Zintak, O.DHickory Hills, IL 604571225477870
- Hanin Ahmad, ODBurr Ridge, IL 604551437675907
- Najib Albina, O.D.Burbank, IL 604591619966645
Common questions
What is Joseph Zaker, OD's NPI number?
Joseph Zaker, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942407994, issued on Jul 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Zaker, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9602 S Roberts RD, Hickory Hills, IL, 60457. Phone: (708) 237-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Zaker, OD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046.009992, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Zaker, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Zaker, OD had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.