Kristi Leigh Michels, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL
Kristi Leigh Michels, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1124574280, issued on Aug 29, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 125.075484, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristi Leigh Michels
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 125.075484 IL
4301513993 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 926-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 1124574280 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250723000837); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristi Leigh Michels 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 125.075484Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $124.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision 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
- Michigan Eye Care Provider PLLCWarren, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristi Leigh Michels among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Kristi Leigh Michels, 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 2016, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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
- Ann Bidwell, MDChicago, IL 606111144296823
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- Manjot Gill, MDChicago, IL 606111396776894
- Peter Holland, MDChicago, IL 606111720063605
- Lee Jampol, MDChicago, IL 606111073547303
- Alice Lyon, MDChicago, IL 606111992737969
- Jonathan McGlothan, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111154374973
- Rukhsana Mirza, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111033163530
Common questions
What is Kristi Leigh Michels, MD's NPI number?
Kristi Leigh Michels, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124574280, issued on Aug 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristi Leigh Michels, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 926-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristi Leigh Michels, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125.075484, 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.
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.