Michaella Ford, OD
Optometrist · Chicago, IL
Michaella Ford, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1134807506, issued on Jul 6, 2023. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michaella Ford
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- Practice location
- 3241 S Michigan Ave Ste 1, Chicago, IL 60616
- Phone
- (312) 949-7119
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3241 S Michigan Ave Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kristen Buskirk, O.D.Optometrist1720494412
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Verify Michaella Ford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 279 among the 32,314 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost24 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate22 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: $564.22
14 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 33,561 providers of this specialty with any payment received $749.79 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Mei Operations, PLLCFlint, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Optometrist providers in Illinois
There are 2,629 optometrist records in Illinois.
Other optometrist records in Illinois
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- Mahmud Abdallah, ODAlsip, IL1417501248
- Nada AbdallahDeerfield, IL1669206066
- Saul Abraham, O.D.Mt Prospect, IL1285772400
- Jodi Acharya, O.D.Arlington Heights, IL1982769469
- Treacy Adamo, O.D.Hinsdale, IL1043395254
- Carla Adams, O.D.St Charles, IL1720199409
- Renee Adams, ODLawrenceville, IL1437220712
Common questions
What is Michaella Ford, OD's NPI number?
Michaella Ford, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134807506, issued on Jul 6, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michaella Ford, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3241 S Michigan Ave Ste 1, Chicago, IL, 60616. Phone: (312) 949-7119. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michaella Ford, OD's license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michaella Ford, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michaella Ford, OD had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 279. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.