Maxx M. Craggs, OD
Optometrist · Taylorville, IL
Maxx M. Craggs, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Taylorville, Illinois, and NPI 1942680228, issued on Jun 2, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 046010871, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maxx M. Craggs
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046010871 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 W Springfield RD, Taylorville, IL 62568
- Phone
- (217) 824-4991
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (217) 824-5414
- Medicaid ID
- 046010871 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150619001489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 900 W Springfield RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ashley MayHearing Instrument Specialist1639599335
- Dennis Rabe, ODOptometrist1710980560
- Debra Smothers-Champley, ODOptometrist1144223983
Verify Maxx M. Craggs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046010871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
531 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost147 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol56 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate53 claims
- Timolol Maleate35 claims
- Xiidra31 claims
- Cyclosporine23 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): 100 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: $13.77
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Central Illinois Optometric Associates LtdTaylorville, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maxx M. Craggs among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Maxx M. Craggs, OD is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 optometrist records list a practice address in Taylorville
They are 3 of the 122 NPPES records with a practice address in Taylorville, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dennis Rabe, ODTaylorville, IL 625681710980560
- Debra Smothers-Champley, ODTaylorville, IL 625681144223983
- Theodore Bogart, O.D.Shelbyville, IL 625651609950401
- Caitlin Gaughan, ODShelbyville, IL 625651437757473
- Joseph MarcinShelbyville, IL 625651669467189
- Robert Wooley, ODPana, IL 625571689737553
- Timothy Busey, ODMt Zion, IL 625491336284736
- Ryan Thoele, O.D.Mt Zion, IL 625491700144029
Common questions
What is Maxx M. Craggs, OD's NPI number?
Maxx M. Craggs, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942680228, issued on Jun 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maxx M. Craggs, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 W Springfield RD, Taylorville, IL, 62568. Phone: (217) 824-4991. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maxx M. Craggs, OD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046010871, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Maxx M. Craggs, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maxx M. Craggs, OD had 531 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maxx M. Craggs, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.