Malik Kahook, MD
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Aurora, CO
Malik Kahook, MD is a glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1578537122, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 44519, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Malik Kahook
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0009X
- License number
- 44519 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 48722553 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061121000297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Malik Kahook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 44519Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
581 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,060 among the 430 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost206 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol82 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate54 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl49 claims
- Lumigan47 claims
- Simbrinza43 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $614.82
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was New World Medical,inc. The 391 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,284.60 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
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Malik Kahook among 23 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Colorado
Malik Kahook, MD is one of 23 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 91% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2013 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0009X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 23 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Colorado.
All 23 in Colorado → Every provider in Aurora → Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lama Assi, MD, MPHAurora, CO 800451710567557
- Cara Capitena Young, MDAurora, CO 800451831432053
- Neeraj Chawla, MDAurora, CO 800451679223473
- Galia Deitz, MDAurora, CO 800451518459098
- Monica Ertel, M.D., PH.D.Aurora, CO 800451669869707
- Dylann Fujimoto, MDAurora, CO 800451114676814
- Douglas Mackenzie, MDAurora, CO 800451316037088
- Mina Pantcheva, MDAurora, CO 800451467643106
Common questions
What is Malik Kahook, MD's NPI number?
Malik Kahook, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578537122, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Malik Kahook, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12605 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Malik Kahook, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 44519, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Malik Kahook, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Malik Kahook, MD had 581 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among glaucoma specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 3,060. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Malik Kahook, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.