NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kim B. Krager, O.D.

Optometrist · Springfield, IL

Kim B. Krager, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1578664314, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 046008509, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578664314
Name
Kim B. Krager
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
046008509 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 26, 2006
Record last updated
May 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
046008509 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060116000345); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1992
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1025 S 6TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Arun Abraham, MDFamily Medicine Physician1508020546
  2. Philip Abraham, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1548375629
  3. Jeffrey Adkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1992793954
  4. Deborah Albright, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1639145360
  5. Stanley Allen, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1285631127
  6. Jessica Alwerdt, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1669706057

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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024

604 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.

  1. Kim Krager604
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost224 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate112 claims
  3. Lumigan82 claims
  4. Restasis24 claims
  5. Cyclosporine18 claims
  6. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone17 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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Springfield Clinic, LLPSpringfield, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Kim B. Krager among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois

Kim B. Krager, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

Optometrist providers in Illinois

There are 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angela Foshage Johnson, O.D.Springfield, IL 627031619283314
  2. Roman Klodnycky, O.D.Springfield, IL 627031598979916
  3. Gaylan Moushon, O.D.Springfield, IL 627031548395049
  4. Ria Patel, O.D.Springfield, IL 627031154213981
  5. Vinita Solomon, O.D.Springfield, IL 627031225238843
  6. Robin Valenti, ODSpringfield, IL 627031780677377
  7. Jeffrey Young, O.D.Springfield, IL 627031427141001
  8. Scott Blomberg, O.D.Springfield, IL 627021033161732

Common questions

What is Kim B. Krager, O.D.'s NPI number?

Kim B. Krager, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578664314, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kim B. Krager, O.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 Kim B. Krager, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 046008509, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kim B. Krager, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kim B. Krager, O.D. had 604 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kim B. Krager, O.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.