Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Rachel Epstein, M.D.

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Highland Park, IL

Rachel Epstein, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Highland Park, Illinois, and NPI 1164863353, issued on Jul 16, 2013. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1164863353
Name
Rachel Epstein
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
Practice location
806 Central Ave, Highland Park, IL 60035
Phone
(847) 432-6010
Enumerated
Jul 16, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 806 Central Ave

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

  1. Tiffany Andrzejewski, ODCorneal and Contact Management Optometrist1174836548
  2. Francis Bugaj, DDSDentist1194896001
  3. Robert Freilich, MDInternal Medicine Physician1528066347
  4. Seymour Gottlieb, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1811108970
  5. Tricia Heneghan, AU.D.Audiologist1477882751
  6. Douglas Kaplan, MDOphthalmology Physician1518948918

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  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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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024

425 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,306 among the 282 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.

  1. Rachel Epstein425
  2. Specialty average1,306

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate105 claims
  2. Timolol Maleate34 claims
  3. Ketorolac Tromethamine31 claims
  4. Ofloxacin31 claims
  5. Valacyclovir31 claims
  6. Latanoprost29 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 85.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score98.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $694.97

15 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 247 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,865.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rachel Epstein$694.97
  2. Specialty average$3,865.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Chicago Cornea Consultants LtdHighland Park, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Illinois

There are 13 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Illinois.

Other cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Illinois

  1. Farshad Abedi, MD, DMEDSCChicago, IL1992543722
  2. Andrea Arteaga, MDChicago, IL1154826584
  3. Carter Kirk, M.D.River Forest, IL1083979181
  4. Janet Lee, MDWheaton, IL1407062953
  5. Christina Mamalis, MDMaywood, IL1063876530
  6. Jennifer ParkChicago, IL1568880318
  7. Raiza Perez, MDChicago, IL1790536886
  8. Arnaldo Roizenblatt, MDChicago, IL1609799790
  9. Dylan Stevens, MDNew Lenox, IL1316442114
  10. Harold Sy, MDChicago, IL1992730030

Common questions

What is Rachel Epstein, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rachel Epstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164863353, issued on Jul 16, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel Epstein, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 806 Central Ave, Highland Park, IL, 60035. Phone: (847) 432-6010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel Epstein, 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 Rachel Epstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rachel Epstein, M.D. had 425 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rachel Epstein, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.3 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.