Lauren Saxe, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Homewood, IL
Lauren Saxe, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Homewood, Illinois, and NPI 1700822590, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036079170, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Saxe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036079170 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18440 Governors Hwy, Homewood, IL 60430
- Phone
- (708) 798-2191
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 798-2317
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 18440 Governors Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey Nichols, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1992809941
Verify Lauren Saxe 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 036079170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
592 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost173 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate43 claims
- Moxifloxacin42 claims
- Timolol Maleate40 claims
- Travoprost37 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium29 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: $30.94
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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.
10 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Homewood
They are 10 of the 634 NPPES records with a practice address in Homewood, and 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
All 10 in Homewood → All 898 in Illinois → Every provider in Homewood →
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- Evelyn Ackermann, MDElgin, IL1053308676
- Kathleen Ackman Blake, MDHinsdale, IL1497734966
- Kaela Acuff, MDChicago, IL1609678549
- Nolan AdamsMaywood, IL1124581780
- Mohamed Adenwalla, M.D.Elmhurst, IL1184679524
- Roger Adler, MDPekin, IL1063465110
- Armin Afshar, M.D.Chicago, IL1063742161
Common questions
What is Lauren Saxe, MD's NPI number?
Lauren Saxe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700822590, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Saxe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18440 Governors Hwy, Homewood, IL, 60430. Phone: (708) 798-2191. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Saxe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036079170, 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 Lauren Saxe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Saxe, MD had 592 Medicare Part D claims for 141 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.