Phillip C. Wu, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Evanston, IL
Phillip C. Wu, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Evanston, Illinois, and NPI 1962481598, issued on Jan 12, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Phillip C. Wu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- Practice location
- 500 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
- Phone
- (847) 424-1100
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 864-6138
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071121000155); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Phillip C. Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,573 Medicare Part D claims for 552 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost393 claims
- Vyzulta211 claims
- Lumigan188 claims
- Timolol Maleate186 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol171 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate154 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,066.52
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 one group practice
- Suburban Eyes Clinic, LLCEvanston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Phillip C. Wu among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Phillip C. Wu, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 Evanston → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Bird, MDEvanston, IL 602011588670491
- Ryan Lange, MDEvanston, IL 602011679997712
- Gail Buckman, MDEvanston, IL 602021790890051
- Carrie Golden-Brenner, M.D.Evanston, IL 602021750375572
- Henry Meisels, M.D.Evanston, IL 602021104879790
- Dimitri Perros, M.D.Evanston, IL 602021386659886
- Gregory Fenton, M.D.Wheaton, IL 601871114136959
- Joel KovoorWheaton, IL 601871396326039
Common questions
What is Phillip C. Wu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Phillip C. Wu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962481598, issued on Jan 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Phillip C. Wu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Davis St, Evanston, IL, 60201. Phone: (847) 424-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Phillip C. Wu, M.D.'s license?
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 Phillip C. Wu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Phillip C. Wu, M.D. had 2,573 Medicare Part D claims for 552 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Phillip C. Wu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 of 100. 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.