Matthew E. Schmidt, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Palos Heights, IL
Matthew E. Schmidt, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1194860395, issued on Feb 21, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036093851, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew E. Schmidt
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036093851 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7600 W College Dr, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 361-0010
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 361-4047
- Medicaid ID
- 036093851 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101111001191); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew E. Schmidt 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 036093851Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,860 Medicare Part D claims for 726 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lumigan541 claims
- Latanoprost511 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate355 claims
- Erythromycin350 claims
- Moxifloxacin338 claims
- Timolol Maleate330 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: $491.61
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dr Matthew E Schmidt And Associates Ophthalmologists SCPalos Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew E. Schmidt among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Matthew E. Schmidt, 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
- Graduated1993 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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
- Michael Beyer, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631144750399
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- Christopher Farley, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631790866093
- Calvin Grant, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631679551014
- Nickolas Katsoulakis, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631902023088
- Todd Kirk, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631811955560
- Stephen Krates, DOPalos Heights, IL 604631629145701
- Joel Mann, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631386688265
Common questions
What is Matthew E. Schmidt, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew E. Schmidt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194860395, issued on Feb 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew E. Schmidt, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7600 W College Dr, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 361-0010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew E. Schmidt, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036093851, 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 Matthew E. Schmidt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew E. Schmidt, M.D. had 3,860 Medicare Part D claims for 726 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.