Neel Vaidya, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Highland Park, IL
Neel Vaidya, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Highland Park, Illinois, and NPI 1285098541, issued on Apr 12, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 036.152507, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Neel Vaidya
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036.152507 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 806 Central Ave Ste 300, Highland Park, IL 60035
- Phone
- (847) 432-6010
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2016
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200509000192); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Neel Vaidya 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 036.152507Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,475 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate348 claims
- Ofloxacin210 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine186 claims
- Latanoprost175 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate74 claims
- Erythromycin50 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: $54,021.20
99 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas 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 2 group practices
- Chicago Cornea Consultants LtdHighland Park, IL
- Eye Center Physicians, Ltd.Chicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neel Vaidya among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Neel Vaidya, MD 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 2016, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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.
All 898 in Illinois → Every provider in Highland Park → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Desnick, M.D.Highland Park, IL 600351386919306
- Mark Glazer, M.D.Highland Park, IL 600351962680363
- Douglas Kaplan, MDHighland Park, IL 600351518948918
- Joel Kaplan, M.D.Highland Park, IL 600351164702544
- Parag Majmudar, MDHighland Park, IL 600351912988981
- Stephen Rheinstrom, M.D.Highland Park, IL 600351568525004
- Maria Rosselson, MDHighland Park, IL 600351871615419
- Richard Sarnat, M.D.Highland Park, IL 600351366631368
Common questions
What is Neel Vaidya, MD's NPI number?
Neel Vaidya, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285098541, issued on Apr 12, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Neel Vaidya, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 806 Central Ave Ste 300, Highland Park, IL, 60035. Phone: (847) 432-6010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Neel Vaidya, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.152507, 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 Neel Vaidya, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Neel Vaidya, MD had 1,475 Medicare Part D claims for 345 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.