Paul S. Kirschner, OD
Optometrist · Homewood, IL
Paul S. Kirschner, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Homewood, Illinois, and NPI 1407867534, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul S. Kirschner
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- Practice location
- 2156 W 183RD Street, Homewood, IL 60430
- Phone
- (708) 957-7700
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 957-7715
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120905000079); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul S. Kirschner 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
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost13 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: $380.76
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. 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
- Rosin Optical CO IncHomewood, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul S. Kirschner among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Paul S. Kirschner, 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 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
- Graduated1977 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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).
11 optometrist records list a practice address in Homewood
They are 11 of the 634 NPPES records with a practice address in Homewood, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Melanie Chiu, ODHomewood, IL 604301578391520
- Robert Grohe,, O.D.Homewood, IL 604301952442824
- Chloe HaberkornHomewood, IL 604301962974782
- Kenneth Kirschner, ODHomewood, IL 604301205847332
- Michelle Lynch, ODHomewood, IL 604301235786138
- Priyanka Patel, ODHomewood, IL 604301245073121
Common questions
What is Paul S. Kirschner, OD's NPI number?
Paul S. Kirschner, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407867534, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul S. Kirschner, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2156 W 183RD Street, Homewood, IL, 60430. Phone: (708) 957-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul S. Kirschner, OD's license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul S. Kirschner, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul S. Kirschner, OD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.