Lucas J. Wendel, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · St Charles, IL
Lucas J. Wendel, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in St Charles, Illinois, and NPI 1427256601, issued on Jul 10, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036127431, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lucas J. Wendel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 036127431 IL
38964 IA
R-8005 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40W330 Lafox RD, St Charles, IL 60175
- Phone
- (630) 584-9850
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110902000612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 40W330 Lafox RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alan Hefner, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1962561282
- Saima Jalal, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1962599829
Verify Lucas J. Wendel 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 036127431Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
956 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost335 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol125 claims
- Timolol Maleate75 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate60 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate59 claims
- Restasis34 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $803.79
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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
- Fox Valley OphthalmologySaint Charles, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lucas J. Wendel among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Lucas J. Wendel, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · 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 St Charles → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christy Harvey, MDSt Charles, IL 601751417390584
- Brian Heffelfinger, M.D.St Charles, IL 601751396804290
- Alan Hefner, M.D.St Charles, IL 601751962561282
- Saima Jalal, M.D.St Charles, IL 601751962599829
- Eric Quartetti, M.D.St Charles, IL 601751104985159
- David Aymond, MDSchaumburg, IL 601731275607939
- Gerald HornSchaumburg, IL 601731336364900
- Kathy Anderson, MDSycamore, IL 601781124088455
Common questions
What is Lucas J. Wendel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lucas J. Wendel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427256601, issued on Jul 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lucas J. Wendel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40W330 Lafox RD, St Charles, IL, 60175. Phone: (630) 584-9850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lucas J. Wendel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036127431, 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 Lucas J. Wendel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lucas J. Wendel, M.D. had 956 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lucas J. Wendel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.