Peter Joseph Gunther, O.D.
Optometrist · Rockford, IL
Peter Joseph Gunther, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Rockford, Illinois, and NPI 1073597498, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 046011151, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Peter Joseph Gunther
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 046011151 IL
TA1728 MD
OD0000002583 TN
0618001169 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2995 Eastrock Dr, Rockford, IL 61109
- Phone
- (815) 316-3735
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171121001098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern California College Of Optometry, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2995 Eastrock Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Richard Miller, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1134127871
- Viral Patel, O.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689021636
Verify Peter Joseph Gunther in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046011151Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
202 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth43 claims
- Latanoprost34 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate24 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 claims
- Erythromycin11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.2 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: $229.66
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 one group practice
- Kirk Eye Center SCGurnee, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Peter Joseph Gunther among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Peter Joseph Gunther, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
54 optometrist records list a practice address in Rockford
They are 54 of the 3,893 NPPES records with a practice address in Rockford, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Manpreet Dhaliwal, ODRockford, IL 611081831749548
- Giancarlo Figueroa, ODRockford, IL 611081053201301
- Kasem Kasem, O.D.Rockford, IL 611081710726237
- Apeksha KukadiaRockford, IL 611081922705003
- Vy Le, O.DRockford, IL 611081720460389
- Younsaup Lee, ODRockford, IL 611081235878851
Common questions
What is Peter Joseph Gunther, O.D.'s NPI number?
Peter Joseph Gunther, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073597498, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Peter Joseph Gunther, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2995 Eastrock Dr, Rockford, IL, 61109. Phone: (815) 316-3735. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Peter Joseph Gunther, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046011151, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Peter Joseph Gunther, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Peter Joseph Gunther, O.D. had 202 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Peter Joseph Gunther, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.2 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.