NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Miklos Balogh, O.D.

Optometrist · Merrillville, IN

Miklos Balogh, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1245300060, issued on Nov 9, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 18003388A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245300060
Name
Miklos Balogh
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
18003388A IN
046-008297 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
279 W 80TH PL, Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone
(219) 738-2180
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 7, 2022
Fax
(219) 738-2847
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190508003409); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1989
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 279 W 80TH PL

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Reham Baghdady, ODOptometrist1417404690
  2. Timothy McGillen, O.D.Optometrist1285769133

Verify Miklos Balogh in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $53.92

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.

  1. Miklos Balogh$53.92
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Myeyedr Optometry OF Indiana LLCSchererville, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Miklos Balogh among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana

Miklos Balogh, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 66% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 optometrist records list a practice address in Merrillville

They are 30 of the 1,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrillville, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Allmaras, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101609842558
  2. Alison Byrne, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101275650608
  3. Sara Cubenas, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101902004989
  4. Dennis Jahovic, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101184731812
  5. Michael Kelley, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101558324368
  6. Timothy McGillen, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101285769133
  7. Robert Moses, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101417938010
  8. Robert Moses, O.D.Merrillville, IN 464101790717866

Common questions

What is Miklos Balogh, O.D.'s NPI number?

Miklos Balogh, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245300060, issued on Nov 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Miklos Balogh, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 279 W 80TH PL, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 738-2180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Miklos Balogh, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 18003388A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.