Michael Gerard Zost, O.D.
Optometrist · Northbrook, IL
Michael Gerard Zost, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Northbrook, Illinois, and NPI 1023060969, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Illinois IL0467979, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Gerard Zost
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- IL0467979 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 666 Dundee RD Ste 1802, Northbrook, IL 60062
- Phone
- (847) 716-2340
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2024
- Fax
- (847) 716-2341
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060320000331); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Gerard Zost in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license IL0467979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 80.5 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: $194.93
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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 2 group practices
- Medical Services RicChicago, IL
- Vision Rehabilitation Associates PCNorthfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Gerard Zost among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Michael Gerard Zost, O.D. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
17 optometrist records list a practice address in Northbrook
They are 17 of the 2,226 NPPES records with a practice address in Northbrook, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Russell Brody, O.D.Northbrook, IL 600621982711354
- Edward Chen, O.D.Northbrook, IL 600621457417826
- Shawn Dygola, O.D.Northbrook, IL 600621124191846
- Zainab Hasan, O.DNorthbrook, IL 600621962955856
- Ronald Henderson, O.D.Northbrook, IL 600621063529428
- Diane Kirkorsky, O.D.Northbrook, IL 600621801964614
- Svetlana Kugel, O.D.Northbrook, IL 600621336208131
- Milana Matz, O.D.Northbrook, IL 600621609251297
Common questions
What is Michael Gerard Zost, O.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Gerard Zost, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023060969, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Gerard Zost, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 666 Dundee RD Ste 1802, Northbrook, IL, 60062. Phone: (847) 716-2340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Gerard Zost, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number IL0467979, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Gerard Zost, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Gerard Zost, O.D. had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Gerard Zost, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.5 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.